Mark Steciuk, MD, PhD
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Patricia Tichenor, MT(ASCP)
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Marisa B. Marques, MD
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Keywords: Coagulation, Management/Administration

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

• discuss the different classes of anticoagulants, basic mechanisms of anticoagulation, and the tests used to monitor the different classes of anticoagulants.