Quick test

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Thromboplastin time; TPZ

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Method for the determination of the prothrombin-thromboplastin time, i.e. the activity of factors II, V, VII and X in citrated plasma after addition of tissue thrombokinase and calcium chloride.

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In the Quick Test, the reference value (11 to 16 sec.) found in the plasma of healthy individuals is set as 100% in order to derive from it the 80, 60, 40, 20 and 10% values or the corresponding times in a standard dilution series.

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Values < 70% are considered pathological. Unfortunately, the quick test is not a standardized test procedure. In order to be able to approximately compare the Quick values nevertheless, the WHO has created an internationally recognized reference value, the International Normalized Ratio ( INR), and recommends that this ratio be indicated as a blood clotting value instead of the Quick value in percent.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer