Test ID: TT
Thrombin Time (Bovine), Plasma
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9059
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
The main utility of the thrombin time test is to detect or exclude the presence of heparin or heparin-like anticoagulants (which act by enhancing antithrombin's inhibition of thrombin and other procoagulant enzymes) when used in conjunction with the reptilase time (RT) in evaluating unexplained prolonged clotting times.
Identifying the cause of a prolonged prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, or dilute Russell's viper venom time when used in conjunction with the RT and fibrinogen assay
Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Clot-Based Assay
Measures time of fibrinogen to fibrin conversion after adding bovine thrombin
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Thrombin Time (Bovine), P
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
TT (Thrombin Time)
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