If a patient lacks sufficient Vitamin K, which consequence follows regarding blood coagulation?

💡 Explanation

Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of several coagulation factors, including prothrombin, which are crucial for fibrin formation. Insufficient Vitamin K leads to impaired activation of these factors, because it is a necessary cofactor for their carboxylation, therefore fibrin formation is impaired rather than other steps like platelet plug formation.

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