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A 30-year-old patient undergoes a dental procedure, which results in abnormally prolonged bleeding. the presence of which other symptoms would lead a physician to diagnose her with von willebrand disease? select all that apply.

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Von Willebrand disease is a genetic disorder when a person misses a clotting protein called von willebrand factor. Thus, symptoms would entail excessive bleeding. Among the other symptoms that may arise with this disease are the following:

*Large bruises
*Nosebleeds
*Heavy menstrual bleeding for women
*Blood in your stools or in your urine
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