Coagulation Corner


No food directly thins the blood the way that medications do, but it is important to be aware of what can enhance or minimize risk for a blood clot.

Being able to reference best practices and expert opinion,opinion will be important in ensuring optimum procedures, protocols and performance.

The purpose of World Thrombosis Day is to provide research and publications to increase awareness as well as the prevention and diagnosis of thrombotic conditions.

It is important to communicate with hematologists and to understand the patient population you are testing.

It is important for laboratories to understand and be aware of treatments for hemophilia A and B and how they can impact coagulation testing.


Balancing your choices and keeping triggers to a minimum will ensure that your platelet activation is kept in check.

"I have learned things about coagulation disorders, and I am not talking about from textbooks or documentaries, just in novels. It is amazing how disorders are worked into a story."


Without a doubt, VET is becoming part of patient
management protocols in a variety of clinical settings.



Improving workflow is not one size fit all, it needs to be done by a purposeful analysis for individual laboratories based on size, volume of testing and the comfort level of the technologists.

The implementation of POC coagulation testing provides timely results that can improve turn around time and decrease the time to treatment.