Question

A patient who is recovering in hospital from a bilateral mastectomy has developed minor bleeding at one of her incision sites. During the process of clot formation, plasminogen will become part of a clot by which of the following means?

A) By binding with fibrin
B) By binding with platelets
C) By activating plasmin
D) By activating factor VII

Answer 1

Answer:A By binding with fibrin

Because activation of plasminogen by tPA is a major pathway that leads to lysis of fibrin clots