KROK 1 2008 – Question 123 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 16 year old boy after an illness has diminished function of protein synthesis in liver as a result of vitamin K deficiency. It will cause disturbance of:
- A. Blood coagulation
- B. Erythropoietin secretion
- C. Anticoagulant generation
- D. Osmotic blood pressure
- E. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Hint
Vitamin K is needed for post-translational modification of several liver-made plasma proteins; think of which physiological system depends on them.
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