I'm not sure what blood tests I should take to determine if I will test positive for APS again. I recieved approximately 13 test result via mail from my neurologists who says all of my test are negatve but he wants me to go and see a hemotalogist. What tests do I need? How do I read the results I currently have?
What test are needed: I'm not sure what... - Hughes Syndrome A...
What test are needed
The tests which look for antiphospholipid antibodies are:
the anticardiolipin
the lupus anticoagulant (not be be confused with lupus itself - the name is a double misnomer which has stuck unfortunately)
the anti-beta2-glycoprotein1
All labs have different testing ranges so it would be impossible to say what you should be looking for, but any positive results will be flagged up.
Hello,
When I was first diagnosed with APS my then hematologist was very good and some of the tests he did were the following:
Anti-Cardiolipin Antibody (both IgG and IgM)
Protime
INR
PTT
Fibrinogen
Homocysteine, Total Plasma
APTT
APTT 1:1 MIX
Lupus Anticoagulant
Protein C (Activity)
Protein S (Activity)
ANA
Cardiolipin AB IgG
Cardiolipin AB IgM
Cardiolipin AB IgA
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitr
Fibrinogen Antigen
A number of mine were out of range, including the first, which is the APS indicator. A good hematologist will at least run the first one with several of the other ones. If s/he doesn't, find another one. I just went to a hematologist who refused to run any of these, so I left!
Good luck!
Leigha