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Test ID: Factor II, Factor V, Factor VII and Factor X
Factor II assay, Factor Vassay, Factor VII assay and Factor X assay.
Useful For

To diagnose congenital deficiency of coagulation factor II, factor V factor VII, factor X and to evaluate acquired deficiencies associated with various clinical conditions such as liver disease, oral anticoagulant therapy and vitamin K deficiency and for monitoring therapy with administration of prothrombin concentrate2,

Method name and description

Turbidimetric
Test is performed using Sysmex CS5100 analyzer. Plasma deficient in any of the factors comprising the extrinsic and common pathways will result in a prolonged prothrombin time (PT). Coagulation factor deficient plasma can be used to confirm a factor deficiency in general, and to identify and quantify coagulation factor deficiency in patient plasma. A mixture of the factor deficient plasma and the patient plasma is tested in the PT assay and the result is interpreted using reference curve obtained with dilutions of Standard Human Plasma or normal pooled plasma mixed with deficient plasma. Patient plasma deficient in a specific factor will not be able to overcome the absence of the factor in the corresponding coagulation factor deficient plasma and therefore result in a prolonged PT.

Reporting name

Factor II
Factor X.
Factor V.
Factor VII.

Clinical information

Factor II, Factor V Factor VII and Factor X are a vitamin K-dependent serine protease synthesized in the liver. It is a component of the extrinsic coagulation scheme, measured by the prothrombin time.  Deficiency may result in a bleeding tendency.

Specimen type / Specimen volume / Specimen container

Plasma Na Cit. Plasma poor platelets.
Specimen Volume:  2.7 ml.
Container/Tube: Light-blue top (citrate)

Collection instructions / Special Precautions / Timing of collection
  1. Samples collected in HMC facilities MUST reach the coagulation laboratory within 1 hour of collection.
  2. Samples collected in non-HMC facilities / external clients: MUST reach coagulation laboratory within 1 hour of collection, if not applicable, centrifuge the whole blood and carefully remove the plasma (by pipette not by decanting) and send it in a temperature-controlled environment (18- 25 ºC) within 2 hours of centrifugation. If the transportation of the plasma can’t be within a maximum of 2 hours, prepare platelet-poor plasma as follows:
  • Re-centrifuge the plasma again.
  • Remove the top portion of plasma leaving approximately 250 ul in the bottom to discard.
  • The double-centrifuged plasma should be aliquoted into labeled plastic tubes.
  • Freeze immediately at -20 ºC or below
  • Specimens must arrive frozen.
  1. If patient HCT is >55%, test will not be processed. The ordering Physician will be contacted to reorder the test and call the patient to go to Phlebotomy for recollection. Instruct the patient to inform the phlebotomy   about his high HCT% , the phlebotomy will contact the lab to request a coagulation tube after adjusting amount of anticoagulant.

 

Note:

Collection of blood for coagulation testing through intravenous lines that have been previously flushed with heparin should be avoided, if possible. If the blood must be drawn through an indwelling catheter, possible heparin contamination and specimen dilution must be considered. When obtaining specimens from indwelling lines that may contain heparin, the line should be flushed with 5 mL of saline, and the first 5 mL of blood or 6-times the line volume (dead space volume of the catheter) be drawn off and not used for coagulation testing. For those specimens collected from a normal saline lock (capped off venous port) twice the dead space volume of the catheter and extension set should be discarded.

Relevant clinical information to be provided

Patient/family history of bleeding  disorder. History of anticoagulant therapy.History of chronic diseases

Storage and transport instructions

Ambient

Specimen Rejection Criteria

Specimens with no label or missing required identification
Broken, leaking or contaminated specimen
Clotted samples 
Under-filled or overfilled sample tubes.
Wrong sample container sample received
Improper specimen transport temperature (e.g. like specimens which are  needed to be sent on ice)
Old specimen (test-dependent) 
Grossly Hemolyzed sample (test-dependent)                                          

Biological reference intervals and clinical decision values

Reference range:  for age > 18 years:  

Factor Reference Range
FII (70 -120 %)
FV (70 - 120 %)
FVII (70 - 120 %)
FX (70 - 120 %)

for age ≤18 years:

*Reference Interval: Factor levels are expressed as percent of blood plasma concentration.
By definition, pooled plasma contains 100%(1unit/ml) of each factor.
*The reference range is quoted from literature.
The reference range values have not been verified /established by lab.

Factor

0 Minutes-4 Days

4 Days-1 Months

1 Months-6 Months

6 Months-1 Years

1 Years-5 Years

5 Years-10 Years

10 Years-18 Years

FVII

28-104

35-143

38-129

41-148

61-111

61-127

55-115

FX

12-268

19-79

55-120

67-146

75-124

69-118

66-117

FII

26-70

33-93

60-109

77-134

81-126

77-116

70-120

FV

34-108

45-145

56-148

66-141

68-143

62-127

55-119

Factors affecting test performance and result interpretation

No interference up to:
Triglycerides 600 mg/dL.
Hemoglobin 1000 mg/dL.
Bilirubin 60 mg/dL.

Turnaround time / Days and times test performed / Specimen retention time

For routine ordered test : 3 working days

For stat ordered test :

  • During the Laboratory working hours from 0700 hours to 1500 hours (Sunday to Thursday): TAT is Within 8hrs.
  • After duty hours, weekends and on holidays: TAT is within  12 hrs. with the following requirements:
  • Laboratory should  be notified by telephone about the sending  of a STAT sample.
  • The sample should  be hand-delivered to the central processing area and requesting  them to deliver it immediately to the hematology coagulation lab.

 Test is done : Daily.

Specimen retention time: NA