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A 60-year-old patient experienced a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath and was subsequently diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in the emergency department. The patient has been started on an intravenous heparin infusion.
 
  How does this drug achieve therapeutic effect?
  A) By promoting the rapid excretion of vitamin K by the gastrointestinal mucosa
  B) By inhibiting the action of vitamin K at its sites of action
  C) By inhibiting platelet aggregation on vessel walls and promoting fibrinolysis
  D) By inactivating clotting factors and thus stopping the coagulation cascade
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this is exactly what I needed
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Good timing, thanks!
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Helped a lot
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