Overview of Anticoagulants

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What is the primary role of platelets in the clotting mechanism?

  • Activating and becoming 'sticky' at the site of bleeding (correct)
  • Producing a substance called fibrin
  • Forming a web-like accumulation of strands with RBCs
  • Engaging in a cascade of chemical reactions

Which factor must be present for the thrombin system to begin?

  • Red blood cells
  • Fibrin strands
  • Activated clotting proteins
  • Calcium ions (correct)

What do anticoagulant drugs primarily aim to do?

  • Prevent coagulation (correct)
  • Overcome clotting deficiencies
  • Prevent bleeding and hemorrhage
  • Dissolve existing clots

What is the function of the activated clotting proteins in the thrombin system?

<p>Producing a substance called fibrin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of red blood cells in the clotting process?

<p>Becoming caught up in the web-like complex of strands (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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