Protime and prothrombin time. They are two different studies.
Posted By: PT and PTT on 2006-03-13
In Reply to: is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've look - thanks in advance
Subject: Protime and prothrombin time. They are two different studies.
PT and PTT are abreviations
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is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've look
Subject: is it protime, pro-time, or spelled out prothrombin time? also, where did you find it.. i've looked.
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pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time
Subject: pro time, no hypen, two words, as if your typing prothrombin time
prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time
Subject: prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time
?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time
Subject: ?? PTT is partial thromboplastin time, PT is prothrombin time
so that didn't answer my question at all -- and in fact was incorrect info
pro time or protime?
Subject: pro time or protime?
PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time
Subject: PT or Pro time stands for prothrombin time
prothrombin time. nm
Subject: prothrombin time. nm
Prothrombin time?
Subject: Prothrombin time?
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Is it PT as in prothrombin time?
Subject: Is it PT as in prothrombin time?
it is prothrombin time, to separate....sm
Subject: it is prothrombin time, to separate....sm
When it is really prothrombin time, it makes NO sense to type pro time as 2 words....I really don't care what BOS says about this one particular issue. The word really is prothrombin time and MDs say protime....I give them protime. Just my take on it.
AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..s
Subject: AAMT BOS Second Ed says, "The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short..sm
"The expanded form, prothrombin time, is preferable, but if the short form is used it should be written as two words: pro time."
Found Coumatrak prothrombin time device in my Surgical Word Book.
Subject: Found Coumatrak prothrombin time device in my Surgical Word Book.
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which is best way for protime
Subject: which is best way for protime
Is it "protime" "Pro Time" "pro time" "ProTime" or safest to write out prothrombin time? Thanks much.
correct spelling for protime
Subject: correct spelling for protime
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Subject: what time are we using here in mtStars? US time or India time?
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Subject: with time are you supposed to put the word hour after the time, i.e. 1600 hours
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Subject: that would be two weeks' time. 's is singular (one week's time) and s' is pleural (two weeks' time)
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