The urea solubility test is used to detect deficiencies in which factor?
a. Fibrinogen
b. Factor V
c. Factor XII
d. Factor XIII
ANS: D
The plasma from patients with a factor XIII deficiency forms weak clots that dissolve within 2 hours when suspended in a 5M urea solution because the clot has not been cross-linked by XIIIa.
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