KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 194 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 28-year-old patient complains of frequent gingival haemorrhages. Blood test revealed the clotting factor II (prothrombin) deficiency. What phase of blood coagulation is impaired in this patient?
- A. Vascular-platelet haemostasis
- B. Clot retraction
- C. Fibrinolysis
- D. Thrombin generation
- E. -
Hint
Ask which enzyme is formed directly from prothrombin and at which stage of the coagulation cascade this happens.
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