As a 19-Year-Old Mother of One Child, a Recipient of Public

question 40

Multiple Choice

As a 19-year-old mother of one child, a recipient of public assistance, and a resident of Dallas County, which of the following most threatens you?

• A) The use of the Lone Star Card for obtaining subsidized food
• B) The possible closing of the only hospital in rural Van Zandt County
• C) The cap on consecutive and lifetime receipt of cash public assistance benefits
• D) The possibility that eligibility screening for public assistance would be contracted out to a private business

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Definitions:

Prothrombinase

An enzyme complex involved in the blood coagulation process that catalyzes the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin.

Fibrinogen

A blood plasma protein that's converted into fibrin in the blood clotting process, playing a critical role in wound healing.

Fibrin

A protein involved in blood clotting, formed from fibrinogen by the action of the enzyme thrombin.

Factor XII

A protein that plays a role in the initiation of the coagulation cascade to form blood clots, also known as Hageman factor.