PROTHROMBIN TIME
Name: PROTHROMBIN TIME
Mnemonic: PT
Container: 3.2% Sodium Citrate tube (blue)
Handling: Stability: 24 hrs room temperature
Required Information: qt-Coumadin Amount/Day:^qt-Is this patient on Coumadin?
Reported: Routin 4 hr, STAT 30 min
CPT: 85610
Note: Tube must be filled to 90% capacity