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#Question id: 10975


A teenaged boy with numerous nosebleeds was referred to a physician for evaluation prior to a minor surgery. His prothrombin time (PT) was 11 sec (11–15 sec normal), partial thromboplastin time (PTT) was 58 sec (25–40 sec normal), and bleeding time was 6.5 min (2–7 min normal). Which of the following is most likely abnormal in this young man?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Decreased platelet number
  2. Defective platelets
  3. Intrinsic pathway
  4. Extrinsic pathway