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?
Read DetailsPatient presents with oozing 48 hours post tooth extraction….
Patient presents with oozing 48 hours post tooth extraction. Results are as follows:PT: 11.5 seconds (Ref: 10-13 seconds)aPTT: 32.5 seconds (Ref: 23-35 seconds)Fibrinogen: 345 mg/dL (Ref: 200-400 mg/dL)Platelets: 324 x 103/uLThe most likely deficiency is:
Read Details