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NSG 561-UNIT II: PLATELET,
HEMOSTASIS & COAGULATION DA
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
A 30-year-old patient undergoes a dental procedure, which
results in abnormally prolonged bleeding. The presence of
which other symptoms would lead a physician to diagnose her
with von Willebrand disease? Select all that apply.
Dizziness, seizures, and vertigo
Bruising easily
Excessive menstrual blood loss
Ischemia of the fingers and toes
Bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract -
correct answer- Bruising easily
Excessive menstrual blood loss
Bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract
A 35-years-old patient's symptoms and findings include
shortness of breath and pale skin, along with an elevated
activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) value. Elevated
aPTT indicates_________.
increased clot formation
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increased clotting time for the intrinsic pathway
increased fibrinogen breakdown
decreased reticulocyte count
increased prothrombin time -correct answer- increased clotting
time for the intrinsic pathway
Which complication may be present with secondary
thrombocytosis?
Decreased platelet count
High iron level
High serum ferritin
Excessive bleeding
Decreased PT -correct answer- Excessive bleeding
Which of the following are treatments for disorders of clotting?
Select all that apply.
Heparin
Vitamin K antagonists
Warfarin
Aspirin
D-dimer -correct answer- Heparin
Vitamin K antagonists
NSG 561-UNIT II: PLATELET,
HEMOSTASIS & COAGULATION DA
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
A 30-year-old patient undergoes a dental procedure, which
results in abnormally prolonged bleeding. The presence of
which other symptoms would lead a physician to diagnose her
with von Willebrand disease? Select all that apply.
Dizziness, seizures, and vertigo
Bruising easily
Excessive menstrual blood loss
Ischemia of the fingers and toes
Bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract -
correct answer- Bruising easily
Excessive menstrual blood loss
Bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gastrointestinal tract
A 35-years-old patient's symptoms and findings include
shortness of breath and pale skin, along with an elevated
activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) value. Elevated
aPTT indicates_________.
increased clot formation
, 2 | Page
increased clotting time for the intrinsic pathway
increased fibrinogen breakdown
decreased reticulocyte count
increased prothrombin time -correct answer- increased clotting
time for the intrinsic pathway
Which complication may be present with secondary
thrombocytosis?
Decreased platelet count
High iron level
High serum ferritin
Excessive bleeding
Decreased PT -correct answer- Excessive bleeding
Which of the following are treatments for disorders of clotting?
Select all that apply.
Heparin
Vitamin K antagonists
Warfarin
Aspirin
D-dimer -correct answer- Heparin
Vitamin K antagonists
