Question 301 · LEK · Thrombophilias
Thrombophilia is most probable in a patient:
- A. who does not respond to acenocoumarol/warfarin treatment.
- B. who had excessive bleeding after tooth extraction.
- C. who had deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism without any known risk factors.
- D. who had myocardial infarction before 50 years of age.
- E. who has an abdominal aortic aneurysm with intraluminal thrombus.
Hint
Thrombophilia predisposes mainly to venous clotting; look for an event that occurred without an obvious trigger.
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