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Pathology Blood 951460dc

Cryoprecipitate cannot be used in?

A
Von-Wilbrand diseas
B
Hemophilia A
C
Hemophilia B
D
DIC
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Hemophilia B * Hemophilia B (Christmas disease) is due to deficiency of factor IX. Cryoprecipitate does not contain factor IX. Therefore cannot be used.* Fresh frozen plasma or recombinant factor IX is used for treatment.* Cryoprecipitate contains fibrinogen, factor VIIIc and vWF, and factor XIII. It is most commonly used in hypofibrinogenemia (e.g. in DIC).* It can also be used in hemophilia A and von-Willebrand disease (but recombinant factor and desmopressin are preferred in these conditions).

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