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What Causes The Blood Not To Clot With Coagulants Normal?

hi i had a tooth out and it would not clot and had to have it stitched. i was advised to go to my dr for blood tests - they foned today and said the coagulants were fine and i was to go back for some more blood tests - what else could they be looking for
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Hello,

if by coagulants you mean INR (or prothrombin time) or activated partial thromboplastin time then you should also check a complete blood count for platelet number disorders and blood clotting time. If both are normal its very unlikely that you have a blood problem. Regarding platelets, their number could be normal but functionality may be impaired but if the blood clotting time is normal, your wounds should be clotting on time!
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If you'd like to ask more, please let me know. I'll be glad to help.

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What Causes The Blood Not To Clot With Coagulants Normal?

Hello, if by coagulants you mean INR (or prothrombin time) or activated partial thromboplastin time then you should also check a complete blood count for platelet number disorders and blood clotting time. If both are normal its very unlikely that you have a blood problem. Regarding platelets, their number could be normal but functionality may be impaired but if the blood clotting time is normal, your wounds should be clotting on time! I hope I ve helped. If you d like to ask more, please let me know. I ll be glad to help. Kind Regards!