UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Factors Consumed in clot, not found in serum - CORRECT ANSWER - I, II, V, VIII and
XIII
Vitamin K dependent factors. These are affected by which drug - CORRECT ANSWER -
II, VII, IX, X
Coumadin
Which factors are removed by absorption with barium sulfate - CORRECT ANSWER - II,
VII, IX, X
Which factors are liable - CORRECT ANSWER - V, VIII
Common path factors include - CORRECT ANSWER - I, II, V, X
Contact factors include - CORRECT ANSWER - XII, XI, Fletcher and Fitzgerald
Which deficiency/ies cause increased PT and PTT - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor I and
X deficiencies
Which deficiency/ies cause normal PT and normal PTT - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor
XIII deficiency
Which deficiency/ies cause normal PT and increased PTT - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor
IX and XII deficiencies
,Which deficiency/ies cause increased PT and normal PTT - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor
VII deficiency
Which deficiency/ies causes thrombosis, not bleeding - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor XII
deficiency
Which deficiency/ies is/are measured by urea solubility - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor
XIII deficiency
Which deficiency/ies cause Hemophilia B (Christmas Disease) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Factor IX deficiency
Which deficiency/ies is/are measured by thrombin time - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor I
deficiency
Which deficiency/ies can be treated with cryoprecipitate - CORRECT ANSWER - Factor I
and XIII deficiency
Most plasma coagulation factors are produced where?
Disease in this organ will cause coag tests to be.... - CORRECT ANSWER - liver
prolonged
Which factor is partly produced by vessel endothelial cells and also an acute phase reactant -
CORRECT ANSWER - Factor VIII
What is the diagnosis if a patient has a + FSP and normal/negative D-dimer? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Primary fibrinogenolysis
, What is the diagnosis if a patient has a + FSP and a positive/increased D-dimer? - CORRECT
ANSWER - DIC (secondary fibrinolysis)
List the factors unique to the extrinsic system. - CORRECT ANSWER - Factors III and
VII
List the factors unique to the intrinsic system. - CORRECT ANSWER - VIII, IX, XI, XII
Trypsin is a _________ agent, which prevents _________ ______________. This allows only
_________ __________ to occur. - CORRECT ANSWER - antifibrinolytic
In vitro fibrinolysis
In vivo fibrinolysis
Trypsin is used in which testing - CORRECT ANSWER - Fibrin split products
Fibrin degradation products
Therapeutic range for INR in coumadin patients - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.0-3.0
Therapeutic range for INR in mechanical heart valve patients - CORRECT ANSWER -
2.5-3.5
What are the reagents in PT testing - CORRECT ANSWER - Rabbit thromboplastin and
Calcium
What are the Reagents in PTT testing - CORRECT ANSWER - Activated Partial
Thromboplastin (Actin) and Calcium Chloride