Pharmacology 3: Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents
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What is the most common abnormality of hemostasis?

  • Bleeding disorders
  • Vitamin K deficiency
  • Thrombosis (correct)
  • Hemophilia

    • Which condition is treated with vitamin K supplementation?

  • Vitamin K deficiency (correct)
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Deep vein thrombosis

    • What is the term for an intravascular clot that floats in the blood?

  • Embolus (correct)
  • Fibrinolytics
  • Hemophilia
  • Thrombus

    • What happens to a detached thrombus?

    <p>It becomes an embolus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of clot may occlude blood vessels and deprive tissues of oxygen and nutrients?

    <p>Embolus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main trigger for arterial thrombosis?

    <p>Atherosclerosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of arterial thrombosis?

    <p>Platelet-rich clot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What leads to hemostasis or cessation of blood loss from a damaged blood vessel?

    <p>Formation of a platelet–fibrin plug</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What chemical mediator synthesized by intact endothelial cells acts as an inhibitor of platelet aggregation?

    <p>Prostacyclin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers a complex series of chemical reactions leading to platelet activation when the endothelium is injured?

    <p>Platelet adhesion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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