Interpreting the Mixing Study Results: Case Study Three

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Interpreting the Mixing Study Results: Case Study Three

A patient has no prior bleeding complications to date. He is in good health, but a recently performed aPTT test is prolonged. He is not receiving heparin or other anticoagulant therapy, and the patient's physician orders a mixing study. The results of the mixing study are as follows:
Initial aPTTImmediate aPTT Mixing StudyIncubated aPTT Mixing StudyReference Range
63 sec. 26 sec.65 sec.21-34 sec.