KROK 1 2010 – Question 126 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Examination of a pregnant woman revealed twice as much concentration of fibrinogen in blood plasm. What ESR can this woman have?
- A. 0-5 mm/h
- B. 2-12 mm/h
- C. 5-10 mm/h
- D. 40-50 mm/h
- E. 10-15 mm/h
Hint
Recall how fibrinogen affects erythrocyte aggregation and sedimentation, and how pregnancy changes the ESR compared with the usual adult range.
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