Figure 3
From: Thrombelastography (TEG®): practical considerations on its clinical use in trauma resuscitation
Examples of normal and abnormal tracings on TEG®. Normal (R, K, alpha and MA are normal); patient in use of anticoagulants or with hemophilia – deficit of coagulation factors (R, K are prolonged and alpha and MA are decreased); platelet dysfunction (R is normal, K is prolonged and MA is decreased); fibrinolysis (R is normal and MA is continuously decreases) and hypercoagulability (R, K are decreased and alpha and MA are increased).