Unit Objectives - 4

Unit objectives:

13. List and employ a specialized test profile for analysis of D.I.C. using a hemostasis reference laboratory.

15. Describe the cause and clinical significance of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

14. Describe the efficacy of the localized thrombosis monitors prothrombin fragment 1+2, fibrinopeptide A, and thrombin-antithrombin complex.

16. Describe the clinical diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis, and the laboratory management of heparin- induced thrombocytopenia.