PT

Abbreviation Patient Preparation

Prothrombin time: a clotting test collected in a sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube and reported with the INR to monitor warfarin.

Sources

• Prothrombin Time Test and INR (PT/INR) (MedlinePlus Medical Test) · National Library of Medicine
• Warfarin (MedlinePlus Drug Information) · National Library of Medicine
• Ford RB, Mazzaferro EM. Laboratory Diagnosis and Test Protocols, Table 5-1 Venous Blood Collection Tube Guide (reproduced from the BD Vacutainer Tube Guide). In: Kirk & Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, 2012 · Elsevier (via PubMed Central)

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