Question 1
The drug heparin acts in hemostasis by which processes?
◦ Inhibiting thrombin and antithrombin III (AT-III)
◦ Preventing the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
◦ Shortening the fibrin strands to retract the blood clot
◦ Degrading the fibrin within blood clots
Question 2
What is plasmin’s role in the clotting process?
◦ Stimulates platelet aggregation.
◦ Inhibits platelet adhesion and aggregation.
◦ Prevents the conversion of prothrombin to degrade the fibrin within blood clots.
◦ Degrades the fibrin within blood clots.