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Minimum screening test(s) that should be considered in the evaluation of abnormal bleeding is(are) which of the following? (select all that apply)

What would be the expected laboratory results in a patient with thrombocytopenia? (select all that apply)

Thrombocytopenia would be indicated by a platelet count of:

34. Which of these statements about Wallerstein’s World-Systems Theory is FALSE?

Predict the typical expected results of clot-based PT in a patient with a platelet defect.

A patient is experiencing pinpoint petechial bruising on her upper torso. Her history revealed frequent nosebleeds during her childhood. Clot-based screening assays are within normal reference ranges, and platelet function assays are abnormal. Based on this information, what appears to be defective in this patient?

A 1 year old male is sent for a hematology consult due to excessive bruising, epitaxis, and gingival bleeding. Platelet aggregation shows the following:   Wave 1: ADP.                   Wave 2: Collagen           Wave 3: Epinephrine.    Wave 4: Ristocetin What is this patient’s most likely disorder of primary hemostasis?

A patient is known to be a chronic alcoholic. His blood is drawn, and his platelet count is 72 × 109/L. What is the most likely reason for this occurrence?

A patient has a severe headache prior to his blood draw. He takes two aspirin, and his blood is drawn. Platelet aggregation studies are performed, and one comes back abnormal. Based on this information, which agonist will show a normal aggregation pattern?

In vWF disease, platelets give an abnormal aggregation result in the presence of: