At a glance
| Also called | Coag Con 2, Coagulation control level 2, Abnormal control plasma |
|---|---|
| Method | Assayed control plasma |
| Category | Coagulation QC |
| Discipline | Coagulation |
| Brand | Mindray |
What Coagulation Control, abnormal does
The abnormal control carries assigned values in the prolonged range, and it verifies the analyzer where clinical decisions are actually taken. A patient on warfarin is managed on results well outside the normal interval, and a bench running only a normal-level control has no assurance at all about the part of the range those decisions depend on. Because the INR is a calculated value derived from the measured time, an error in the prolonged range propagates directly into a dose change. This is the control level that makes the anticoagulation service defensible, and it is run alongside the normal level rather than in place of it.
How Philippine laboratories run it
Ordered and run in step with the normal level. Philippine laboratories supporting a warfarin clinic or an anticoagulation service should treat this as essential rather than optional stock, since the whole clinical value of the INR sits in the range this control covers. As with the chemistry controls, dropping the abnormal level to make supply last is a false economy that removes precisely the assurance the programme exists to provide, and it will show in the quality control history an accreditation assessor reviews.
Analyzers it runs on
Calibrator, controls and companion tests
Delivered with the other control and calibrator materials for that bench, on the same schedule as Coagulation Control, abnormal.
Storage and handling
Refrigerated, reconstituted with the exact volume the insert specifies, allowed to stand and mixed as directed.
Buying Coagulation Control, abnormal in the Philippines
Coagulation Control, abnormal is supplied for the C2000-2 / C2000-4 and C3100. We deliver it with Coagulation Control, normal and PT Reagent, because a run held up waiting on a separate order costs the same shift a stock-out does. Delivery is scheduled against how fast your bench actually gets through it, which for a consumable is set by workload rather than by a calendar. How we plan coagulation supply.
Questions about Coagulation Control, abnormal
Is the abnormal control really necessary if the normal one passes?
Yes, and on this bench more than most. Warfarin patients are managed entirely on results in the prolonged range, so a normal-level control says nothing about the part of the measuring range those dose decisions depend on. Running only the normal level leaves the anticoagulation service without assurance where it needs it most.
Order Coagulation Control, abnormal
Tell us your monthly workload and we will quote a supply schedule for C2000-2 / C2000-4. We reply within one business day.
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