Unit Code 8760:
Warfarin, Plasma
Useful For
Monitoring patients whose PT is inconsistent with the prescribed warfarin
dose, particularly when failure to comply or surreptitious drug use is
suspected.
Note: This test is not useful for evaluation of the patient with prolonged
bleeding time suspected of exposure to rat poisons.
Method Name
High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Reporting Name
Warfarin, P
Ordering Mnemonic
WRF
Aliases
Anticoagulants, Oral
Coumadin
Oral Anticoagulants
Panwarfarin


