KROK 1 2016 – Question 123 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 60-year-old man suffering from chronic hepatitis frequently observes nasal and gingival hemorrhages, spontaneous hemorrhagic rashes on the skin and mucosa. Such presentations result from:
- A. Decreased blood content of cholinesterase
- B. Increased blood content of aminotransferases
- C. Decreased synthesis of prothrombin and fibrinogen
- D. Increased blood content of macroglobulins and cryoglobulins
- E. Decreased synthesis of serum albumins
Hint
Consider which protein-producing task of the liver, impaired in chronic hepatitis, would produce a tendency to bleed from the mucosa and skin.
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