TYK152
ε-Aminocaproic acid (EACA) and tranexamic acid reduce surgical bleeding due to:
a) Prevention of fibrin degradation
b) Enhanced platelet function
c) Replacement of depleted coagulation factors
d) Antagonism of antithrombin activity
e) Stimulation of tissue factor production
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Answer
Answer a.
ε-Aminocaproic acid (EACA) and tranexamic acid are lysine analogues that bind to plasminogen and plasmin, interfering with the interaction of plasmin with fibrin and preventing fibrin degradation.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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