The process of fibrinolysis is to
1. stop blood flow.
2. remove a blood clot.
3. promote enzymes.
4. increase blood flow.
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Rationale 1: Fibrin stops blood flow.
Rationale 2: Fibrinolysis is the removal of a clot in order to release plasminogen.
Rationale 3: Hemostasis increases enzymes.
Rationale 4: None of the stages in the clotting cascade leads to an increase in blood flow.
Global Rationale: Fibrinolysis is the removal of a clot in order to release plasminogen. Fibrin stops blood flow. Hemostasis increases enzymes. None of the stages in the clotting cascade leads to an increase in blood flow.
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