plasma mixing studies

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Introduction

A set of tests in which the patient's plasma is mixed with plasma from a healthy individual or with pooled plasma.

Indications

Principle

* excess phospholipid is added to the patient's plasma & the aPTT corrects is consistent with antiphospholipid syndrome[3]

Interpretation

More general terms

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2022
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Hematology