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Title: What is the purpose of anticoagulant therapy?
Post by: Ljsmalls on Jan 24, 2018
What is the purpose of anticoagulant therapy?
 
  a. Thin the blood
  b. Lyse existing clots
  c. Increase viscosity of the blood
  d. Prevent new clot formation


Title: What is the purpose of anticoagulant therapy?
Post by: Amonae215 on Jan 24, 2018
ANS: D
All anticoagulants prevent the formation of blood clots, or thrombi, by interfering with the complex clotting mechanism of blood and increasing the time it takes for blood to clot.