KROK 1 2021 – Question 86 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Liver diseases usually are accompanied by a marked tendency to bleed. Why is it so?
- A. Decreased blood levels of potassium
- B. Disturbed pigment metabolism
- C. Decreased synthesis of bile acids
- D. Decreased synthesis of prothrombin and fibrinogen
- E. Increased breakdown of coagulation factors
Hint
Consider which proteins of the coagulation cascade are produced almost exclusively by hepatocytes, and what happens to hemostasis when their supply falls.
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