Question 476 · LEK · Anticoagulants
Select the correct statement about dabigatran:
- A. dabigatran treatment requires APTT monitoring.
- B. it is safe for pregnant patients.
- C. dabigatran solution is used to fill the lumen and maintain the patency of dialysis catheters.
- D. dabigatran dosage has to be reduced in patients >80 years of age.
- E. no specific antidote for dabigatran exists.
Hint
Recall the product characteristics of this direct thrombin inhibitor: dose-reduction criteria, reversal agent and use in pregnancy.
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