KROK 1 2017 – Question 184 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient visited a dentist to extract a tooth. After the tooth had been extracted, bleeding from the tooth socket continued for 15 minutes. Anamnesis states that the patient suffers from active chronic hepatitis. What phenomenon can extend the time of hemorrhage?
- A. Hypocalcemia
- B. Thrombocytopenia
- C. Decrease of fibrinogen content in blood
- D. Decrease of albumine content in blood
- E. Increased activity of anticoagulation system
Hint
Consider which plasma proteins made in the liver are indispensable for forming a stable clot, and how damage to hepatocytes would affect them.
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