Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 5 MAS 108 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Drugs That Affect Clotting
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The idea
Anticoagulants prevent clots by blocking clotting factors; antiplatelet drugs stop platelets from clumping.
In practice
Anticoagulants include heparin, warfarin, sold as Coumadin, and rivaroxaban, sold as Xarelto; antiplatelets include aspirin and clopidogrel.
Where people slip
These patients bleed more easily, so a blood draw site needs extra pressure, as unit twenty-one covers.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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