C. Protamine sulfate
D. Ancrod (p. 564)
42.15 Blood level of which clotting factor declines most
rapidly after the initiation of warfarin therapy:
A. Factor VII
B. Factor IX
C. Factor X
D. Prothrombin (p. 564)
42.16 The following statements are true of oral anticoagulants
except:
A. They interfere with an early step in the
synthesis of clotting factors
B. Irrespective of the dose administered, their
anticoagulant effect has a latency of onset of
1-3 days
C. Their dose is adjusted by repeated measurement of prothrombin time
D. They are contraindicated during pregnanc