Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly or Assisted Living Facilities must meet care and safety standards set by the State and are licensed and inspected by the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (CCL).
Since a deep vein thrombosis can be the precursor to serious health hazards, post hospitalization typically involves the use of medications like Warfarin long term and subsequently, a blood coagulation test regularly to monitor the thickness of the blood. Thick blood has many causes, but a sedentary lifestyle and a lack of mobility are some of the most common.
Other blood clotting tests, such as partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and activated clotting time (aPTT), might be used if you take another type of blood-thinning medicine called heparin. These tests measure other clotting factors, or they may be used to see if you are getting the right dose of heparin.