What types of hemostatic complications are found in patients with myeloproliferative disorders?
a. Hemorrhagic
b. Thrombotic
c. Abnormal platelet function
d. All of the above
ANS: D
Patients with one of the chronic myeloproliferative disorders, such as polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, may have abnormal platelet function; clinically, they may result in either abnormal bleeding or abnormal thrombosis. Some patients develop both, although this is rare.
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