Anticoagulant
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Narrower Terms
antithrombin, hirudin, platelet aggregation inhibitor, warfarin
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Scope Note
externally administered agents that prevent blood clotting.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- What is a lupus anticoagulant? The lupus anticoagulant is one of the antiphospholipid antibodies.
- Anticoagulant is metered by the apheresis machine into the collected whole blood.
- What is Lupus Anticoagulant? Lupus anticoagulant is a specific type of antiphospholipid antibody that exists in your bloodstream.
- Lupus anticoagulant is diagnosed in many thrombotic recurrences.
- If the prolonged test corrects when phospholipid is added then it is likely that a lupus anticoagulant is present.
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