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rosent76

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__________ is the hormone produced by the parafollicular cells that lowers the calcium level in the blood.
 
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Compare and contrast hemophilia A versus von Willebrand's disease in terms of clinical presentation.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Calcitonin

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Both hemophilia A and von Willebrand disease cause excessive bleeding after minor injury, but in von Willebrand disease, the bleeding is not in the joints. In hemophilia A, there is a factor VIII deficiency, but patients with von Willebrand disease can synthesize factor VIII. However, an adequate level of von Willebrand factor is necessary to maintain an adequate level of factor VIII.





 

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