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1 A 12-year-old girl with chronic renal failure has had persistent epistaris tor 15 days. Laboratory studes show
Hemoglobin 7 2g/dL
Platelet count VSMGImm1
Bleeding time 12mm
Prothrombin time 12 sec
Partial thromboplastin Dme (activated) 30 sec
Serum urea nitrogen (BUN) 125mc/dL

Which of the following is the most likely cause ol the epistaxis?
OA) Acquired platelet dysfunction
O B) Circulating immune complexes
O C) Erythropoietin deficiency
OD) Factor III deficiency
O E) Hypocalcemia
i pick A
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