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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Reptilase time |
|---|
| Purpose | blood test used to detect deficiency or abnormalities in fibrinogen |
|---|
Reptilase time (RT) is a blood test used to detect deficiency or abnormalities in fibrinogen,[1][2] especially in cases of heparin contamination.
Reptilase, an enzyme found in the venomofBothrops snakes, has activity similar to thrombin. Unlike thrombin, reptilase is resistant to inhibition by antithrombin III. Thus, the reptilase time is not prolonged in blood samples containing heparin, hirudin, or direct thrombin inhibitors, whereas the thrombin time will be prolonged in these samples. Reptilase also differs from thrombin by releasing fibrinopeptide A, but not fibrinopeptide B, in its cleavage of fibrinogen.[citation needed]
Causes of prolonged thrombin time[3]
| Reptilase time |
Cause |
Further workup indicated
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| Normal
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Heparin, hirudin, or direct thrombin inhibitor
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Human TT and/or heparin assays
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| Prolonged
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Hypo- or afibrinogenemia
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Fibrinogen quantification
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| Dysfibrinogenemia
|
Fibrinogen activity assay
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| Fibrin(ogen) split products (FSP)
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FSP or D-dimer quantification
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References
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^ "Test ID: RTSC. Reptilase Time, Plasma". Mayo Clinic laboratories. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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