Saturday, July 30, 2011

Q

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A 35 year old man was diagnosed with DIC. His coagulation panel test(PT, PTT, BT, Platelet count) would look like?

A)Congenital afibrinogenemia

B)Thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura

C)End stage liver disease

D)Hemophilia B

E)von Willebrand disease
again: GOOD QUESTION!!!!



A)Congenital afibrinogenemia = normal Platelet

B)Thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura = normal PT & PTT

C)End stage liver disease = the correct answer

D)Hemophilia B = PTT prolonged

E)von Willebrand disease = PTT & BT prolonged with low or normal platelet count














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