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CASE STUDY (#24-28): Cameron is a 7 year-old girl who has an obvious petechial rash, along with other bleeding symptoms. Her physician orders coagulation screening tests, and here are the results: Platelet Count – 276,000/μL             PT – 12 seconds;              aPTT – 27 seconds  The physician decided to order platelet aggregation studies.  Results from the platelet aggregation studies were as follows:ADP –abnormal 2nd wave (normal 1st wave)        Collagen–abnormal        Epinephrine–abnormal 2nd wave (normal 1st wave) Ristocetin-normal  Based on the lab results and symptoms, which would be Cameron’s most likely diagnosis?

CASE STUDY (#24-28): Cameron is a 7 year-old girl who has an obvious petechial rash, along with other bleeding symptoms. Her physician orders coagulation screening tests, and here are the results: Platelet Count – 276,000/μL             PT – 12 seconds;              aPTT – 27 seconds Which result(s) were abnormal?

What acts as the protein “bridge” when platelets are attaching to one another?

The difference between simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures in an older adult is

Acute Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is characterized by all of the following except:

Which of the following diagnostic tools is most commonly used to confirm a diagnosis of osteoarthritis?

In older adults, sulfonylureas: 

Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)s

A patient has a disease that causes him/her to have no Factor VIII.  Which laboratory test(s) would you expect to be abnormal in this patient?

A 74-year-old man presents complaining of nausea, decreased appetite, and intermittent left lower quadrant pain for the past week that improves after he has a bowel movement but then returns. He denies diarrhea or constipation. On exam his temperature is 100.7 F and he has LLQ tenderness. The NP suspects that he has diverticulitis. The imaging test of choice to confirm a suspected diagnosis of diverticulitis is: