Blood testing - ACT+, ACT-LR, PT, APTT
= cuvette A cuvette is a piece of laboratory equipment that is intended to hold samples for spectroscopic analysis. Cuvettes are made from glass, plastic, or optical-grade quartz. Plastic cuvettes have the advantage of being less expensive and disposable and are often used in fast spectroscopic assays. = ACT+ testing - Activated Clotting Time To monitor treatment with heparin or other blood-thinning medications (anticoagulants) when undergoing heart bypass surgery, coronary angioplasty, or dialysis. The activated clotting time (ACT) is commonly used to monitor treatment with high-dose heparin before, during, and shortly after medical procedures that require that blood be prevented from clotting, such as heart bypass surgery, cardiac angioplasty, and dialysis. High doses of heparin are given before, during, and for a short time after, some medical procedures that require extracorporeal life support (ECLS). During these procedures, the patient's blood is filtered and oxygenat...