96684-6
Activated clotting time (ACT) of Blood by Microviscometry.kaolin induced
Active
Part Description
LP207644-8 Activated clotting time
The activated clotting time (ACT) measures the time to clot formation after addition of an activator, and is used primarily to monitor a patient's coagulation status during surgery, especially procedures during which patients are on cardiopulmonary bypass. The activator may stimulate the intrinsic and/or extrinsic coagulation pathway, and commonly used activators include kaolin, Celite and glass beads. Various anticoagulant drugs can be used to prevent clot formation and consumption of platelets during surgery. The most common is unfractionated heparin because it has a short half-life and is easily reversed. Baseline ACT and subsequent ACT measurements during and after the procedure help determine the initial heparin dose and titration parameters to achieve a stable level of anticoagulation during surgery, as well as appropriate reversal of anticoagulation after surgery. The ACT can be affected by platelet count, platelet function, temperature of the blood, and acquired or inherited hematologic conditions. The ACT is a point of care test used to monitor patients receiving high doses of heparin in an acute setting, while partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is used to monitor patients who are on lower, long-term therapeutic doses of heparin.
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LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Activated clotting time:
Time: Pt: Bld: Qn: Microviscometry.kaolin induced - Long Common Name
- Activated clotting time (ACT) of Blood by Microviscometry.kaolin induced
- Short Name
- ACT Bld Microviscometry.kaolin induced
- Display Name
- ACT (Bld)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Activated clotting time, Blood
Part Model Get Info
- Component
- Activated clotting time
LP207644-8
- Analyte
- Activated clotting time
LP207644-8
- Component Numerator
- Activated clotting time
LP207644-8
- Component Numerator Core
- Activated clotting time
LP207644-8
- Component Numerator Core Suffix
- NULL
- Component Denominator
- NULL
- Component Denominator Core
- NULL
- Component Denominator Core Suffix
- NULL
- Challenge
- NULL
- Adjustment
- NULL
- Count
- NULL
- Property
- Time
LP6879-3
- Time
- Pt
LP6960-1
- Time Core
- Pt
LP6960-1
- Time Modifier
- NULL
- System
- Bld
LP7057-5
- System Core
- Bld
LP7057-5
- Super System
- NULL
- Scale
- Qn
LP7753-9
- Method
- Microviscometry.kaolin induced
LP448977-1
Basic Attributes
- Class
- COAG
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.69
- Last Updated
- Version 2.82 (NAM)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 96690-3 | Clot formation.kaolin induced panel - Blood by Microviscometry |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| cs-CZ | Czech (Czechia) | Aktivovaný koagulační čas (ACT).kaolinem indukovaný: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ενεργοποιημένος χρόνος πήξης.προκληθείς από καολίνη: Synonyms: COAG Pt Qn Time Αίμα Ενεργοποιημένος χρόνος πήξης Ενεργοποιημένος χρόνος πήξης.προκληθείς από καολίνη Μικροϊξωδομετρία Χρόνος πήξης |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Tiempo de coagulación activado inducido por caolín: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Tiempo de coagulación activado inducido por caolín: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Temps de coagulation activé induit par le kaolin: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Tempo di coagulazione attivato: Synonyms: Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue Studio di coagulazione Tempo (e.g. secondi) |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Aktywowany czas krzepnięcia.indukowany kaolinem: Synonyms: Aktywowany czas krzepnięcia indukowany kaolinem technika pomiaru mikrolepkości mikroskopowej |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 活化凝血时间.白陶土诱导型: Synonyms: ACT; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| s | Example UCUM Units |
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