A 30-year-old woman with heavy menstrual bleeding is found to have a low factor VIII activity level and a positive von Willebrand factor assay. Accord...

Question

A 30-year-old woman with heavy menstrual bleeding is found to have a low factor VIII activity level and a positive von Willebrand factor assay. According to NICE guidelines, what is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Von Willebrand disease

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Haemophilia A carrier status

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Factor XI deficiency

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

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DIC (Disseminated intravascular coagulation)

MCQ (SBA): Haematology & Oncology

A 30-year-old woman with heavy menstrual bleeding is found to have a low factor VIII activity level and a positive von Willebrand factor assay. According to NICE guidelines, what is the most likely diagnosis?