A Patient Is Admitted with Prolonged Epistaxis and Prolonged Bleeding

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with prolonged epistaxis and prolonged bleeding from a recent tooth extraction. Initial screening workup reports prolonged APTT and BT, and abnormal aggregation on the PFA. Which of the following tests would not help define the disorder?

• A) von Willebrand's factor activity
• B) von Willebrand's factor antigen
• C) Factor VIII assay
• D) Prothrombin time

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