John Hicks is an 46 y o male who presents to the physician

Last updated: 10/10/2023

John Hicks is an 46 y o male who presents to the physician for extensive bleeding when brushing his teeth He had experienced blood clots in his legs and had been treated with heparin injections The patient did have a CBC and clotting studies drawn but the results are not back yet The patient did have liver enzyme tests and those tests are normal indicating no liver problem A Based on the patient presentation what clotting study PT or PTT do you expect to be prolonged and why B Based on your answer in question A above which coagulation pathway do you expect to be the problem C Could the problem be a decrease in Fibrinogen You must explain your answer D Could a problem with factor VII be a cause You must explain your answer