What is the purpose of anticoagulant therapy?

Ljsmalls

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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

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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.

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