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Yes, there is a blood test. Patients on blood thinners are constantly having the thinness of their blood tested. I think it is called PT/INR. ----
There are several test, actually. The above author is correct that people on medications such as warfarin (Coumadin, etc) have their PT/INR (Protime/International Normalized Ratio) checked to make sure their blood is "thin" enough. Other tests include activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), thromboelastographs (TEG), and many others. The most commonly used are aPTT and PT/INR. There are also tests to check the function of platelets, which play an integral role in clotting the blood and are not affected by warfarin, but instead are affected by medications such as aspirin, dipyridamole, and clopidrogrel (Plavix). TEGs measure part of this, but other tests that may be checked include bleeding time.
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