Prothrombin Time
"Prothrombin Time" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Clotting time of PLASMA recalcified in the presence of excess TISSUE THROMBOPLASTIN. Factors measured are FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN; FACTOR V; FACTOR VII; and FACTOR X. It is used for monitoring anticoagulant therapy with COUMARINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D011517
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.625.115.610 E05.200.625.115.610 G09.188.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Prothrombin Time- Prothrombin Time
- Prothrombin Times
- Time, Prothrombin
- Times, Prothrombin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prothrombin Time" by people in Profiles.
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Nuttall GA, Oliver WC, Beynen FM, Santrach PJ, Strickland RA, Murray MJ. Determination of normal versus abnormal activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1995 Aug; 9(4):355-61.
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Nuttall GA, Oliver WC, Beynen FM, Dull JJ, Murray MJ, Nichols WL. Intraoperative measurement of activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time by a portable laser photometer in patients following cardiopulmonary bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1993 Aug; 7(4):402-9.