A Patient Has a Prolonged PT

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient has a prolonged PT.What can you infer from this result?

• A)The patient has a deficiency in the coagulation factors of the extrinsic pathway.
• B)The patient has a deficiency in the coagulation factors of the intrinsic pathway.
• C)The patient has a deficiency in platelets.
• D)The patient has a deficiency in the coagulation factors of the common pathway.

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