10 important questions about coagulation tests for an interview of Medical Lab Technicians

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These are the 10 important questions answers about coagulation tests that can be asked in interviews for Medical Lab Technician/ Lab Assistant.

Q1 what is Fibrinogen Test?

Ans – A Fibrinogen test measures the part of the clotting process that is needed for should fibrinogen to convert into fibrin threads. It measures the time to form a fibrin clot after adding a standard amount of thrombin to the blood sample (plasma).

Q2 Why do we need coagulation tests?

Ans – Coagulation tests measure how much time is needed to clot your blood sample. In other words, it measures the ability of your blood sample to clot. A coagulation test is used to find out if you have any problem with any of your coagulation factors.

Q3 What does a coagulation test include?

Ans – 1 Prothrombin time (PT)

2 activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT).

3 Thrombm time (TT)

Q4 What is Prothrombin rime rest?

Ans – Prothrombin Time(PT) is a blood investigation that measures the time is taken by the blood to clot. A prothrombin time test is needed to check the bleeding problem. It is also used to check the working of medicine that is given to patients to prevent blood clots are working or not.

Q5 what is aPTT test?

Ans – A aPTT test measures a person’s ability to form blood clots. In other words, we can say when a person bleeds, how long time is needed to form a blood clot in person’s blood.

Q6 What is INR?

Ans – Full form of INR is International Normalized Ratio. INR is a method to see the prothrombin test in a standardized manner. Your doctor understands results in the same way even if results of coming from different labs and by different test methods.

Q6 what is the thrombin test?

Ans – A thrombin time is a test that measures how long the blood’s plasma takes to form a clot. If there is some problem in coagulation factors then fibrinogen does not convert into fibrin and causes too much bleeding.

Q7 what is the normal range of PT tests?

Ans – 11- 16 seconds

Q8 what is the normal range of aPTT tests?

Ans – 30- 40 seconds.

Q9. What is the normal range of Thrombin time?

Ans. 15-19 seconds

Q10. What is the normal range of Plasma fibrinogen?

Ans. 2.0-4.0 g/l