A 68-year-old with non-valvular AF is on anticoagulation. On routine blood tests the platelet count is 75 x10^9/L. He has petechiae. What is the most ...

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A 68-year-old with non-valvular AF is on anticoagulation. On routine blood tests the platelet count is 75 x10^9/L. He has petechiae. What is the most likely haematological disorder to consider

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

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Pernicious anaemia

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Polycythaemia vera

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Von Willebrand disease

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Haemophilia A

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Haematology

A 68-year-old with non-valvular AF is on anticoagulation. On routine blood tests the platelet count is 75 x10^9/L. He has petechiae. What is the most likely haematological disorder to consider