Coagulation

The coagulation laboratory at Lifespan uses state-of-the-art technology to provide both routine and specialized coagulation testing to monitor anticoagulants and investigate bleeding or thrombotic disorders.

The division offers:

• Monitoring anticoagulants
  • PT/INR, aPTT
  • Assay of low molecular weight heparin
  • Assay of unfractionated heparin
  • Heparin induced thrombocytopenia assay (HIT assay—ELISA)
• Testing for Bleeding Disorders
  • PT, aPTT, platelet count
  • Coagulation factor assays
  • Mixing studies
  • Coagulation factor inhibitor assays
• Testing for Von Willebrand's Disease
  • APTT
  • ABO blood group
  • FVIII: C
  • Von Willebrand antigen
  • Ristocetin cofactor
  • Ristocetin induced platelet aggregation
  • Collagen binding assay
  • Multimeric analysis of vWF
• Testing for Platelet Function
  • Platelet Aggregation, ATP release to collagen, ADP, Ristocetin, Epinephrine, Thrombin and Arachidonic acid
  • PFA-100 analysis
• Testing for Thrombophilia
  • APTT
  • Activated protein C resistance
  • Antithrombin III
  • Protein C
  • Free protein S
  • Lupus anticoagulant
  • Anticardiolipin antibody; anti-2GP1
  • Factor VIII, FII, FXI, FIX
  • Homocysteine
  • TAFI—(thrombin-activated fibrinolysis inhibitor)

For more information, call our customer service line at 1-800-980-4244.