Each question in this quiz is timed.
Which of the following drugs have uses directly in connection with thrombosis?
Epibatidine
Salvarsan
Physostigmine
Alteplase
Frusemide
Which of the following statements about dipyridamole are correct?
Is administered to dissolve blood clot in case of stroke.
Reduces risk of thrombosis.
Prevents cAMP breakdown in platelets, keeping platelets from aggregating.
Known side effects include rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.
Which of the following statements about Clopidogrel are correct?
Is an anti-platelet drug
Inhibits thrombus formation.
Dissolves emboli
Must be administered within 60 minutes of a stroke to be effective.
Inhibits glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor expression on platelets by blocking the ADP receptor irreversibly
Drug X is a low molecular-weight heparin with immediate effects on administration and is longer-lasting than higher molecular-weight heparin. X only affects factor Xa and not thrombin or factor IIa, due to X's small size. What is X?
Clopidogrel
Epoprostenol
Dipyridamole
Warfarin
Enoxaparin
A patients presents in the emergency room promptly after a stroke. Scans reveal the cause is an embolus. The most appropriate drug is:
Aspirin
