Medical Emergencies · single question
Which test best evaluates the bleeding risk from impaired clotting-factor synthesis?
Patient with liver disease.
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Correct answer: A. Prothrombin time (PT/INR)
Liver disease bleeding risk → PT/INR.
- A. Correct. The liver makes clotting factors; PT/INR is the most sensitive test of hepatic synthetic clotting function.
- B. Bleeding time assesses platelet function, not hepatic factor synthesis.
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