Saturday, September 10, 2011

Q: Out of following, in which only bleeding time is prolonged (PT, PTT and Platelet count remains normal)

A) Uremia
B) DIC
C) Aspirin
D) Hemophillia
E) Von Willebrand disease

Answer: Uremia and Aspirin

In uremia and in ASA intake, only bleeding Time (BT) is prolonged  but PT, PTT and Platelet count remains normal.

In DIC, PT, PTT  and bleeding time - all becomes prolonged and Platelet counts decrease.

In Hemophillia, only PTT gets prolonged but PT, BT and Platelet counts remain normal.
In Von Willebrand disease, PTT and BT gets prolonged but PT and Platelet counts remain normal.