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Lupus anticoagulant
If your "lupus anticoagulant" test is positive, it indicates that your blood may clot more easily than it should (long story on the reason for the backwards name). It is important to know that this is only one of several tests for abnormal clotting that a person with an autoimmune disease should have done.
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What tumors can cause lupus anticoagulant?
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Need information on circulatory lupus anticoagulant?
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How does someone get lupus anticoagulant?
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How many lupus anticoagulant tests are there?
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What medicine do I take for the lupus anticoagulant?
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What is the definition or description of: lupus anticoagulant?
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Do all people diagnosed with the disease lupus test positive for the lupus anticoagulant?
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Can all people diagnosed with the disease lupus test positive to lupus anticoagulant as well?
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I was recently tested for lupus anticoagulant and it was postitive. Does that mean I have lupus?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have lupus anticoagulant and dr. Is wanting to put me on xorelto! i've read mixed reviews mostly against, & cost is a factor? What is your opinion?
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A 44-year old asked:
How risky is it to get pregnant with lupus anticoagulant?
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Can you explain what a positive test for lupus anticoagulant means?
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What is the significance of a positive test for lupus anticoagulant?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Had a stroke due to lupus anticoagulant. How do I prevent another one?
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A 30-year old female asked:
How common is an elevated lupus anticoagulant level in a 4 year old girl?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have lupus anticoagulant coagulopathy will it make your body hurt all over or is it something else. ?
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A 32-year old asked:
I recently had the test for lupus anticoagulant and it was postitive. What are the implications of this?
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A 38-year old female asked:
In 11/2014 I was hospitalized with bilateral PE. 3 lupus anticoagulant tests have come back positive, and he said it's primary. Does that mean APS?
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I tested positive for lupus anticoagulant when I was pregnant but do not now. My brother has as and my son is + for hlab27. Should I get tested again?
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A 44-year old asked:
Have lupus anticoagulant, how soon can I become pregnant?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can blood work result in a false positive result for lupus anticoagulant factor?
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A 47-year old asked:
If I have the lupus anticoagulant what do I need to know before getting pregnant?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Had a lupus anticoagulant test done all was normal except for a high thrombin time at 22.8 is this serious? Factor 5 also runs in my family.
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A female asked:
My blood has lupus anticoagulant ...I am on blood thinners too ...previously had a clot too 3 years ago.. is there anything I should do as precautions. ..please advise?
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Lupus Anticoagulant Screen w/ Ref. Is it normal for the results to change in a few months? Prolonged screen in October. Now prolonged screen AND DRVVT 1:1 confirmation positive. The mix was corrected. What factors could be deficient-V? X? Thanks?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: lupus anticoagulant antibodies?
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I understand what a lupus anticoagulant is. My lab results indicate a weak one. What does that mean? Thank you?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What do these mean? lupus anticoagulant weakly present at 1.30; positive ANA Test 1:40 speckled pattern; negative anticardioliptin and beta2
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A 31-year old female asked:
Hi I had 2 blood test that came back with lupus anticoagulant in feb 2012. I got told this won't affect me unless I get pregnant again is this true.
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have lupus anticoagulants and the doctor wants me on warfarin, Im not comfortable taking that, I was on xareltro for three months, and he told me that I couldnt take that for this. Is this true or not? I just feel more comfortable on xareltro?
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