coagulation. The PTT tests the function of all factors except factors VII factor and XIII. The PTT is often used in conjunction with another measure of how quickly blood clotting takes place called the prothrombin time (PT). The PT measures the speed of clotting by means of the ''extrinsic'' pathway and common pathway.

Methodology

Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)

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