CACP Thrombophilias Flashcards
1
Q
What labs do you check when measuring protein C activity?
A
Protein C functional assay
PT to ensure that vitamin K deficiency is not present (can lead to false positives)
2
Q
What labs do you check for dysfibrinogenemia?
A
The thrombin time (prolonged by heparin) or the reptilase time (unaffected by heparin)
Confirm with the fibrinogen antigen test
