KROK 1 2014 – Question 54 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient is diagnosed with hereditary coagulopathy that is characterised by factor VIII deficiency. Specify the phase of blood clotting during which coagulation will be disrupted in the given case:
- A. Clot retraction
- B. Fibrin formation
- C. Thromboplastin formation
- D. Thrombin formation
- E. -
Hint
Place factor VIII in the cascade by asking which pathway it belongs to and which phase of coagulation that pathway drives first.
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