A child has been admitted with assessment findings suggestive of hemophilia. Which laboratory test would the nurse evaluate as supporting that diagnosis?

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Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in clotting factors VIII or IX. The laboratory test that would support this diagnosis is a prolonged partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), indicating a deficiency in one of these clotting factors. The other options are not associated with hemophilia.

A Child Has Been Admitted with Assessment Findings Suggestive of Hemophilia