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Q: What is a PT blood test?
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When would a PT INR test be used?

A PT INR test would be used if someone is suspected of having bleeding problems. It is also used to check or diagnose blood related problems (blood clotting).


What test measures the coagulation properties of blood?

The prothrombin time (PT) test measures how long it takes for blood to clot. This test evaluates the coagulation factors involved in the extrinsic pathway.


What is the normal range of a pt blood level test?

11 to 13.5 seconds


Do any of these blood test reveal cocaine use Basic Chem CBC with diff and pt inr ptt?

no


What is the full form of PT?

The full form of PT is Proficiency Test.


How many promotion points is a pt test worth?

if i scored 237 on my pt test how many promotion point is that


If pt level is low is your blood to thin or thick?

Too thick. PT stands for Prothrombin Time. The lower the PT value the faster (fewer number of seconds) the blood takes to clot- the blood is "thicker". The higher the PT value the longer the blood takes to clot because the blood is "thinner".


Do you have to be NPO for a PT lab test?

no


What is the purpose of the PT test?

The PT test is used to monitor patients taking certain medications as well as to help diagnose clotting disorders.


What does the medical abbreviation PT mean?

Depending on contact, PT could mean post-traumatic, physiotherapy, physical therapy, physical therapist, prothrombin time (in blood clotting), patient, or pregnancy test.


Are men allowed to do woman's measurement in an army PT test?

No. The male and female PT tables are labeled that way for a reason. When the current three-event PT test (which I don't agree with as it doesn't really test the physical demands of a soldier; the Canadian Army's PT test is much better) was developed in the late 1970s, the female standards in all three events were far lower than the male standards. That changed when every woman in the Army maxed the situp portion of the PT test.


What is a pt test?

PT can mean a multitude of things, Though All I could think of is Physical Training.