Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• blood clot : blood converted from liquid to solid
• heparin : protamine sulfate is the antidote for this drug
• air bubble : an embolus can be a clump of bacteria, fat, or an _ _ . most often it is a part of a clot.
• anticoagulants : drugs used to prevent thrombotic events
• xarelto : the brand name for rivaroxaban
• inr : this is the lab test used to monitor patients on anticoagulants
• eliquis : the brand name for apixaban
• thrombolytic : a drug that breaks down a clot that has already formed.
• warfarin : phytonadione is the antidote for this drug
• enoxaparin : the generic name for lovenox
• clopidogrel : what is the generic name for plavix
• embolus : a clot that travels through the bloodstream until it lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it.
• pulmonary embolism : embolus in the lungs causes this
• integrilin : what is the brand name for eptifibatide
• stroke : embolus in the brain causes this
• fibrinolytic : a drug from the thrombolytic class that breaks down the fibrin in an already formed clot.
• dabigatran : the generic name for pradaxa
• aspirin : antiplatelet drug comes in tablets, capsules, gum and suppository form.
• brilinta : what is the brand name for ticagrelor
• thrombosis : when a clot forms in the vascular system