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Normal PT, normal APTT and normal platlets functions assay with severe bleeding tendency indicate what ??

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Question added by Mozfar Idrees , Medical Laboratory Director , Asia Polyclinic
Date Posted: 2014/11/20

may be von willibrand diaease which need s to be confirmed by other tests

wasif munaf
by wasif munaf , Medical Laboratory Technologist , Al Garhoud Private Hospital (Member of Al Hilal Medical Solutions),

now a days there are many coagulation deficiencies that can not be easily identified by Simple PT, APTT assay. so more sophisticated test should also be done.

April Hyacinth Pueblo
by April Hyacinth Pueblo , Laboratory Specialist , Specialist Medical Group

Basically the tests presented were all directed towards the investigation of platelet function. However, in this case, the patient still has bleeding tendencies despite the tests: PT, APTT , as well as platelet function assays were stated to be normal. Perhaps we can assume that the patient may have been or is suffering from quantitative platelet disorders. However, further tests are recommended in order to confirm this assumption.

George Nasry Girgis Nesr
by George Nasry Girgis Nesr , Clinical Research Fellow , Imperial College London

What were the type of assays used for these tests?

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