Protein C Functional

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Brand: Tata 1mg
SKU: Protein C Functional
Price: 3800 INR
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₹3800

You need to provide

Blood

This test is for

Male, Female

Test Preparation

With prior consent from the treating physician, it is recommended to discontinue heparin for 1-day and oral anticoagulants for 7-days before sample collection, as these drugs may affect test results.
Overnight fasting is preferred but not mandatory.
A duly filled coagulation requisition form (Annexure - CR/05) is mandatory for sample collection.
Kindly provide complete clinical details and medication history or doctor's prescription; this information is important for correlation of your test results.

Understanding Protein C Functional

What is Protein C Functional?

This test measures the level of Protein C. Protein C is an important protein that prevent blood from clotting too much. Blood clots are made as a result of injury to prevent blood loss. Deficiency of protein C increase the formation of blood clot that can travel to arms, legs and even to lungs. The test is used to diagnose clotting disorders. You may need this test if you had an unexplained blood clot, family history of blood clot or had repeated miscarriages as clotting sometimes affect pregnancy also.

What is Protein C Functional used for?

The test is required to evaluate and measure the protein concentration in the blood if blood clotting time is found to be higher than normal. Symptoms due to an unchecked blood clot can be tenderness, edema, sepsis, deep blue colour and purple skin in infants.