Question

14 14 m/c 0/2.50 q: a patient with a severe nutritional deficiency is found to have impaired coagulation. the deficiency is most directly affecting the synthesis of which group of clotting factors? description sys2 blood obj5a a: factors v, viii, and fibrinogen b: factors xi and xii c: factors xiii and von willebrand factor d: factors ii, vii, ix, and x 15 15 m/c 0/2.50 a. c

Explanation:

Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of clotting factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX, and X. A severe nutritional deficiency (e.g., of vitamin K) would most directly affect these factors. Factors V, VIII, fibrinogen (A), factors XI and XII (B), and factors XIII and von Willebrand factor (C) are not vitamin - K - dependent clotting factors.

Answer:

D. Factors II, VII, IX, and X