Partial Thromboplastin Time: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Taking some herbal products or natural remedies.
- Taking some medicines, such as antihistamines.
| Last updated: | September 15, 2008 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
| Editors: | Maria Essig, Tracy Landauer |
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