KROK 1 2017 – Question 52 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology

After pancreatic surgery the patient developed hemorrhagic syndrome with disturbed 3rd stage of blood clotting. What will be the most likely mechanism of the hemostatic disorder?

  1. A. Fibrinolysis activation
  2. B. Decrease of fibrinogen synthesis
  3. C. Decrease of prothrombin synthesis
  4. D. Qualitative abnormalities of fibrinogenesis
  5. E. Fibrin-stabilizing factor deficiency
Hint

Think about what pancreatic tissue is rich in and what those substances could do to a clot that has already formed once they are released into the blood during surgical trauma.

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