If one of the patient’s drugs were eptifibatide, which mechanism would best describe the actions of this drug? Inhibition of factor Xa Activation of plasminogen Inhibition of fibrin binding to platelets Inhibition of fibrin formation

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If one of the patient’s drugs were eptifibatide, which mechanism would best describe the actions of this drug?

  1. Inhibition of factor Xa
  2. Activation of plasminogen
  3. Inhibition of fibrin binding to platelets
  4. Inhibition of fibrin formation
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