The Mother of a 3-Year-Old Child Speaks to the Pediatrician

question 29

Multiple Choice

The mother of a 3-year-old child speaks to the pediatrician because the child took several hours to stop bleeding following a minor scrape. Testing reveals that the child has hemophilia A resulting from a deficiency in:

• A) factor IX.
• B) factor XII.
• C) factor XIII.
• D) factor VIII.

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