| Descriptor English: | Prothrombin Time | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Tiempo de Protrombina                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Tempo de Protrombina | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Temps de prothrombine | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Prothrombin Times Quick Test Russell Viper Venom Time Russell's Viper Venom Time Russells Viper Venom Time Test, Quick Thrombotest Time, Prothrombin Times, Prothrombin  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E01.370.225.625.115.610 E05.200.625.115.610 G09.188.680  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011517 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Clotting time of PLASMA recalcified in the presence of excess TISSUE THROMBOPLASTIN. Factors measured are FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN; FACTOR V; FACTOR VII; and FACTOR X. It is used for monitoring anticoagulant therapy with COUMARINS. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Blood Coagulation
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| DeCS ID: | 11957 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011517 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QY 410 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Diagnosis [E01]Diagnosis - 
                                    
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques 
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                        Prothrombin Time                                            
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                        Russell's Viper Venom Time                                            
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                        Thrombotest                                            
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                        Quick Test                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017905 | 
                                
| Scope note | Clotting time of PLASMA recalcified in the presence of excess TISSUE THROMBOPLASTIN. Factors measured are FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN; FACTOR V; FACTOR VII; and FACTOR X. It is used for monitoring anticoagulant therapy with COUMARINS. | 
| Preferred term | Prothrombin Time | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Prothrombin Times                                                 Time, Prothrombin Times, Prothrombin  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017906 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Russell's Viper Venom Time | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Russell Viper Venom Time                                                 Russells Viper Venom Time  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017908 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Thrombotest | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0017907 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Quick Test | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Test, Quick                                                 | 
                                
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