KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 174 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 28-year-old patient complains of frequent gingival hemorrhages. Blood test revealed the clotting factor II (prothrombin) deficiency. What phase of blood coagulation is impaired in this patient?
- A. Thrombin generation
- B. Vascular-platelet haemostasis
- C. Clot retraction
- D. Fibrinolysis
- E. -
Hint
Factor II is the precursor of the key enzyme of coagulation — think at which stage of the cascade it is converted.
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