Section 5: Drugs That Affect The Blood

Question 1

A process that results in the formation of a stable fibrin clot that entraps platelets, blood cells, and plasma

Answer 1

Blood coagulation (Pg. 315)

Question 2

Drugs that affect blood coagulation may be classified as:

Answer 2

antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and fibrinolytic agents (Pg. 316-317)

Question 3

Of the three different types of drugs that affect blood coagulation, which one is sometimes prescribed prophylactically (as a precaution) for patients at risk of developing arterial clots?

Answer 3

Antiplatelet Agents (Pg. 316)

aspirin

Question 4

Of the three different types of drugs that affect blood coagulation, which one dissolves clots after their formation?

Answer 4

Fibrinolytic Agents (Pg. 317)

Question 5

Of the three different types of drugs that affect blood coagulation, which one is used to prevent intravascular thrombosis? Works by decreasing blood coagulability.

Answer 5

Anticoagulant Agents (Pg. 317)

heparin (Coumadin)

Question 6

Hemophilia A vs Hemophilia B

Answer 6

A: classic form of hemophilia caused by deficiency of factor VIII

B: deficiency in factor IX

(Pg. 317)

Question 7

In order to produce a blood clot, coagulation factors refer to what?

Answer 7

Refer to the 13 proteins contained in blood plasma. (Pg. 317 NOTE)

Question 8

True or False:

Hemostatic agents hasten (quick to act) clot formation. Work by absorbing plasma from blood, thereby reducing clotting times

Answer 8

True (Pg. 327)

Question 9

What term refers to an excess of lipids in plasma- associated with elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. Condition that is thought to play a role in development of atherosclerosis.

Answer 9

Hyperlipidemia (Pg. 318)