Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2014
A patient is diagnosed with hereditary coagulopathy that is characterized by factor VIII deficiency. Specify the phase of blood clotting during which coagulation will be disrupted in the given case:
Answer options
- Fibrin formation
- Thromboplastin formation
- Thrombin formation
- Clot retraction
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Correct answer
Thromboplastin formation
Explanation
The deficiency of factor VIII (Hemophilia A) makes it impossible to make thromboplastin. Thrombin is factor II. Fibrin is a factor 1a.
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