A patient's laboratory coagulation test results in an immediate correction of the PT and aPTT after mixing studies and no correction after performing the PT and aPTT after a 2-hour incubation at 37 °C. What is the possible deficiency or inhibitor?
a. Factor deficiency
b. Lupuslike anticoagulant
c. F-VIII inhibitor
d. F-V loss
Correct Answer: C
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