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The liver. According to this website: http://liverdisease.com/clotting.html "The liver manufactures most of the clotting factors that the body uses to stop bleeding. The time it takes to produce a clot, called the prothrombin time (PT), generally runs from nine to eleven seconds. Vitamin K is an important factor in the blood clotting process. If the liver is very seriously damaged or if a vitamin K deficiency is present (as sometimes occurs in cholestatic liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis), the PT will run much longer than normal, thereby increasing the risk of excessive bleeding. In some cases, injections of vitamin K can help the PT return to normal. Improvement of the PT with a vitamin K injection indicates that the liver is still functioning. When the PT does not normalize after a vitamin K injection, a condition known as a coagulopathy (a tendency to bleed excessively), severe liver damage, and/or liver failure may exist. To adjust for variation among laboratories in calibrating the PT, the international ratio (INR) is often used. However, additional research is needed before the INR can be applied to people with liver disease."
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What organ in the upper abdominal cavity cleanses the blood?
the liver
Disease of which abdominal organ that can interfere with blood clotting?
An enlarged spleen can interfere with blood clotting. The spleen is a multifunctional organ that helps produce platelets, which serve to clot the blood.
WhichVascular abdominal organ helps to process lymphocytes and maintain the proper condition of the blood?
The spleen.
Is the liver the largest parenchymal organ in the abdominal cavity?
The liver is the biggest organ in the abdominal cavity.
What organ occupies the most space in the abdominal cavity?
The liver is the largest organ in the abdominal cavity.
What abdominal organ would affect blood clotting ability?
The liver. It produces many of the major clotting factors that are circulated in your blood. Student Doctor.
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An abdominal organ that perforates into the abdominal cavity.
What is the longest organ of the abdominal cavity?
Small intestine is the longest organ of the abdominal cavity. It is about 20 feet long.
What is some additional information about abdominal hernias?
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A 73-year old woman suffers a severe cerebral hemorrhage after minor trauma Blood work reveals that her blood clotting ability is impaired Disease of which abdominal organ may contribute to this Why?
The Liverwhy the liver I need to know why A severe cerebral hemorrhage of is bleeding of the brain. Her blood work revewls she has a blood clotting ability impairment. What disease of what abdominal organ may be contributed?Spleenpancreas
Which organ is not in the abdominal cavity?
the eyes.
Is the liver the largest organ in the abdominal cavity?
The liver is the biggest organ in the abdominal cavity.
