Coagulation Corner

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This information is important to understand not only from the laboratory perspective, but also for clinicians, residents and anyone trying to understand coagulation results.

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

Hemophilia A results in a deficiency of factor VIII while patients with Hemophilia B present with a deficiency in factor IX

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

There are serious consequences of bleeding in the elderly and it is important to determine if this is caused by changes in their coagulation system.

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

Working in a hospital during the major holidays - essentially from Thanksgiving to Christmas, can be a blur. Between the holiday parties, family obligations and the flu- patients still come and go, reagents need to be validated, competency assessment still happens and all year end records need to be completed and 2018 ones generated. In spite of all of this, the coagulation laboratory continues and patients present with strange symptoms.

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

Everyone knows there are issues with coagulation reagents- just look at a proficiency testing survey for factor assays – results are all over the place.

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Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

How is your coagulation laboratory at diagnosing patients with factor deficiencies? What impacts your laboratories capacity for detecting levels that correlate with the patients’ clinical diagnosis?

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

The field of coagulation has expanded not only in scope, knowledge but also in practice. No longer is it a "need to know" basis. With all of the new drugs, the prevalence of thrombosis and still a population of patients with unexplained bleeding or stroke- everyone wants to understand and learn what is going on in this discipline.

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

Coagulation laboratories are always looking for help. Coagulation testing has lots of challenges- different reagents with different sensitivities, different types of deficient plasma, different methodologies, standard curves, calibrators- you can mix and match or stick to what is matched to your analyzer. Add in different technologists running assays and adding their own touch and interpretation, it amazing any results get reported with confidence!

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The ISLH meeting took place his May in beautiful Hawaii. Not only was the weather hot, but the topcis were also. Here are a few of the highlights!

Written by Donna Castellone, MS, MT (ASCP) SH | LinkedIn

There are a few parameters that are not measured in the routine screening tests of the PT and aPTT. One are platelets and the other is a FXIII deficiency. Fibrin Stabilizing Factor was discovered in 1944 by Robbins. It occurs in 1 in 2 million births and inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive.

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