A Patient Has a Platelet Count of 80 X 10⁹/L

Multiple Choice

A patient has a platelet count of 80 x 10⁹/L and a bleeding time of 15 minutes.From what is the patient most likely suffering?

A) A platelet function disorder
B) A quantitative platelet disorder
C) A combined platelet disorder
D) von Willebrand disease
Question: Is it good practice to perform a bleeding time on a thrombocytopenic patient? No.Also Bleeding Times are being replaced in many labs by TEG (thromboelastography) and platelet function analyzers (i.e.PFA 100)