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Anticoagulants: Heparins and Direct InhibitorsDownloads

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Which of the following statements best describes the underlying mechanism of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?

ALow molecular weight heparin can also cause heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

BVitamin K is not an antidote for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

CHeparin-induced thrombocytopenia can occur after several days of heparin therapy.

DAntibodies are formed against heparin-platelet factor 4 complexes.

2

Which of the following is a contraindication for the use of digitalis?

AWPW Syndrome

BThyrotoxicosis

CAcute rheumatic carditis

DAtrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response

3

Which of the following drugs is a direct inhibitor of clotting factor Xa?

AArgatroban

BFondaparinux

CApixaban

DAspirin

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