Lifespan Laboratories
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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.

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