Quick Question Archives
- What is your policy on underfilled tubes? - 0 votes - open
- You collect blood for a heparin assay. How soon must you centrifuge the specimen? - 39 votes - open
- You test for lupus anticoagulant [LAC] using a low-PL PTT reagent and a hex-phase high-PL mix. The mix results are 10 seconds shorter than the first test. What do you conclude? - 34 votes - open
- What VWD subtype is identified using the reduced concentration RIPA test? - 32 votes - open
- What viscoelastometry [VET] equipment is employed in your ER or OR? - 22 votes - open
- What assay should be deleted from the thrombosis risk factor profile? - 46 votes - open
- How do you measure unfractionated heparin? - 40 votes - open
- How do you measure the anti-Xa DOACs rivaroxaban or apixaban? - 35 votes - open
- What single agonist is your first choice to measure platelet response to aspirin? - 59 votes - open
- A patient experiences soft tissue bleeding and poor wound healing. The PT, PTT, and TT are normal. What followup profile do you recommend? - 61 votes - open
- The resident orders a thrombosis risk profile on an inpatient being treated for PE. How do you respond? - 29 votes - open
- Case: A 3-YOA female with normal PT and prolonged PTT and no bleeding. What is the most likely deficiency? - 81 votes - open
- How are you managing the blue-top tube shortage? - 29 votes - open
- What is the favorite near-patient viscoelastic test of US anesthesiologists? - 17 votes - open
- Which factor deficiency causes the smallest risk of bleeding? - 52 votes - open
