coagulation modifier agents Flashcards
a drug that prevents the lysis of fibrin, thereby promoting clot formation
antifibrinolytic
A substance that prevents platelet plugs from forming
Antiplatelet drug
A blood clot (thrombus) that has been dislodged from the wall of a blood vessel and is travelling through the bloodstream.
Embolus
Blood clot; an aggregation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood that is attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery, sometimes occluding the lumen of the vessel.
Thrombus
a drug that causes clot formation by preventing the lysis of fibrin
Antifibrinolytic agent
A drug that dissolves the formed clot; “clot buster.”
Thrombolytic agent
Drug that inhibits coagulation, clot formation. Used as a prophylaxis, have no effect on an already formed clot.
Anticoagulant agent
substance that reverses the effect of herapin
protamine sulfate