04-27-2006, 03:58 PM
A 32-year-old man has a family history of bleeding. Partial thromboplastin and bleeding times are prolonged, aggregation of platelets with ristocetin is absent, and factor VIII (antihemophilic factor) concentration is decreased. The most likely diagnosis is
A) deficiency of antithrombin III
B) disseminated intravascular coagulation
C) hemophilia A
D) hepatic failure
E) von Willebrand's disease
A) deficiency of antithrombin III
B) disseminated intravascular coagulation
C) hemophilia A
D) hepatic failure
E) von Willebrand's disease