What results would be expected for a patient with vWF diseae?
Which of the following is associated with Glanzmann thrombas…
Which of the following is associated with Glanzmann thrombasthenia?
A 3-year-old male was admitted to a hospital with scattered…
A 3-year-old male was admitted to a hospital with scattered petechiae and epitaxis. The patient had normal growth and had no other medical problems except for chicken pox 3 weeks earlier. His family history was unremarkable. Liver Function and Kidney Function tests are unremarkable.PT = 11.3 seconds (Ref: 10-13 secs)aPTT = 32.1 seconds (Ref: 28-37 secs)Plt Count = 8,000/uLThese clinical manifestations and laboratory results are most consistent with:
A patient has a platelet count of 80 × 109/L and a normal cl…
A patient has a platelet count of 80 × 109/L and a normal closure time. What is the most likely disorder?
Aliquots of plasma with a prolonged PT and prolonged aPTT ar…
Aliquots of plasma with a prolonged PT and prolonged aPTT are mixed using various ratios of patient plasma and normal plasma. All samples are incubated at 37oC and tested at 10-, 30-, and 60-minute intervals. The PT and aPTT results on all of the mixtures are corrected to normal limits. These results are suggestive of:
Which hemostatic disorder usually is represented by a decrea…
Which hemostatic disorder usually is represented by a decreased platelet count, normal PT, normal APTT, and abnormal PFA closure time?
Which of the following is not a mechanism of inducing thromb…
Which of the following is not a mechanism of inducing thrombocytopenia in a patient?
51. Japan is currently the world’s leading “super-aged” soci…
51. Japan is currently the world’s leading “super-aged” society. Regarding the elderly in Japan, which of these theoretical statements is FALSE?
A patient’s peripheral blood smear reveals many giant platel…
A patient’s peripheral blood smear reveals many giant platelets. All platelet function tests show normal aggregation with the exception of ristocetin. From what is the patient most likely suffering?
A patient visits a physician because of unexplained bruising…
A patient visits a physician because of unexplained bruising and prolonged bleeding from a recent tooth extraction. The physician orders a prothrombin time (PT) and an APTT. Results are within normal reference ranges. What other tests could the physician order to investigate the patient’s symptoms?