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Tiempo de protrombina (TP) - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Tiempo de protrombina; TP

Valores normales:

El rango normal es de 11 a 13.5 segundos, sin embargo, el concepto de "normal" varía de un laboratorio a otro.

El tiempo de protrombina será más prolongado en personas que toman anticoagulantes.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

El aumento en los tiempos TP puede deberse a:

Obstrucción de las vías biliares
Cirrosis
Coagulación intravascular diseminada
Hepatitis
Malabsorción
Deficiencia de vitamina K
Terapia con cumadina (warfarina)
Deficiencia del factor VII
Deficiencia del factor X
Deficiencia del factor II (protrombina)
Deficiencia del factor V
Deficiencia del factor I (fibrinógeno)

Fecha de revisión: 3/9/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Ferri FF. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. 2005 ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2005:1365.

Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2005:2004-2005.

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