What causes high Thrombin Time and low Prothrombin time?

High Thrombin Time and low Prothrombin time can be caused by many reasons.

If your Thrombin Time is in between 0 sec and 23 sec and your Prothrombin time is in between 12 seconds and 16 seconds then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Thrombin Time and Prothrombin time respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Thrombin Time : 0 - 23 sec

Ideal values of Thrombin Time depending on age :

Age	Ideal Thrombin Time value
<5 years	1.011
5-10 years	1.022
10-15 years	1.033
15-20 years	1.044
20-25 years	1.055
25-30 years	1.066
30-35 years	1.077
35-40 years	1.089
40-45 years	1.101
45-50 years	1.113
50-55 years	1.125
55-60 years	1.137
60-70 years	1.149
70-80 years	1.161
80-90 years	1.173
90-100 years	1.186
>100 years	1.199

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Thrombin Time levels include:

• Anticoagulation drug (warfarin) therapy
• Vitamin K abnormality
• Decreased or defective factor I (fibrinogen), II (prothrombin), V or X
• Hemophilia A and hemophilia B
• Autoantibody against a specific factor (e.g., factor VIII)

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Normal range of Prothrombin time : 12 - 16 seconds

Ideal values of Prothrombin time depending on age :

Age	Ideal Prothrombin time value
<5 years	12.128
5-10 years	12.258
10-15 years	12.389
15-20 years	12.521
20-25 years	12.655
25-30 years	12.79
30-35 years	12.927
35-40 years	13.065
40-45 years	13.205
45-50 years	13.346
50-55 years	13.489
55-60 years	13.633
60-70 years	13.779
70-80 years	13.926
80-90 years	14.075
90-100 years	14.225
>100 years	14.377

High Thrombin Time and low Prothrombin time can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Thrombin Time and Prothrombin time blood tests and the results are higher than 23 sec for Thrombin Time and lower than 12 seconds for Prothrombin time, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Thrombin Time and Prothrombin time Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Thrombin Time and Prothrombin time tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Thrombin Time and Prothrombin time blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Thrombin Time and Prothrombin time Test reports by your pathologist.