A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because:
a. the liver is often the site of platelet pool-ing.
b. clotting factors are produced in the liver.
c. high levels of bilirubin interfere with the clotting system.
d. treatment medications for liver failure cause fibrinolysis.
ANS: B
Clotting factors are produced by the liver; the liver is not the site of platelet pooling. Bilirubin does not interfere with clotting. The treatment of liver failure does not affect clotting.
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