GastroEnterology: What does elevated prothrombin synthesis time indicate?

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What does elevated prothrombin synthesis time indicate?

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Either liver disease or vitamin K deficiency.
To differentiate between the two we test factor V levels, if low then liver disease if high then vitamin K deficiency (since it is the only factor independent of vitamin K)

GastroEnterology

What does elevated prothrombin synthesis time indicate?

Either liver disease or vitamin K deficiency. To differentiate between the two we test factor V levels, if low then liver disease if high then vitamin K deficiency (since it is the only factor independent of vitamin K)

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