Multiple Choice
How does the drug heparin act in hemostasis?
A) Heparin inhibits thrombin and factor XA.
B) Heparin prevents the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin.
C) Heparin shortens the fibrin strands to retract the blood clot.
D) Heparin degrades the fibrin within blood clots.
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