Laboratory Studies Related to Coagulation Are Performed on a Patient

question 32

Multiple Choice

Laboratory studies related to coagulation are performed on a patient with a bleeding disorder.The nurse explains to the patient that von Willebrand's disease can be differentiated from other types of hemophilia by evaluating which of the following laboratory results?

• A) Bleeding time
• B) Platelet count
• C) Prothrombin time
• D) Partial thromboplastin time

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