A Patient Visits His Physician Because of Unexplained Bruising and Prolonged

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient visits his 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 his patient's symptoms?

• A)Platelet count and platelet function assays
• B)Platelet function assays
• C)Platelet count only
• D)Repeat the PT and the APTT after the beginning of treatment.

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