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21. All of the following statements are true regarding factor IX except:

38. Heparin therapy is most effective in the __________ state of DIC with evident vascular thrombosis.

51. Advantages of the APTT over the anti-factor Xa chromogenic assay for monitoring intravenous heparin therapy include all of the following except:

51. Advantages of the APTT over the anti-factor Xa chromogenic assay for monitoring intravenous heparin therapy include all of the following except:

55. Which laboratory test is used to monitor low-molecular-weight heparin therapy?

23. The most frequently encountered inherited thrombotic disorder in Caucasians (people of European descent) is _____________________.

23. The most frequently encountered inherited thrombotic disorder in Caucasians (people of European descent) is _____________________.

18. One of the central causes of vWD is the inability of the patient’s __________ to adhere to the subendothelial surfaces following injury to the blood vessel.

18. One of the central causes of vWD is the inability of the patient’s __________ to adhere to the subendothelial surfaces following injury to the blood vessel.

5. Factor VIII:vWF is the carrier protein of the factor VIII complex and serves to concentrate __________ present in small amounts to the site of the injury.