NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Heparin is also used in small amounts to prevent blood clots from forming in catheters (small plastic tubes through which medication can be administered or blood drawn) that are left in veins over a period of time. Heparin is in a class of medications called anticoagulants (’blood thinners’).

Detailed explanation-2: -Heparin injection is an anticoagulant. It is used to decrease the clotting ability of the blood and help prevent harmful clots from forming in blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anticoagulants, such as heparin or warfarin (also called Coumadin), slow down your body’s process of making clots. Antiplatelets, such as aspirin and clopidogrel, prevent blood cells called platelets from clumping together to form a clot.

Detailed explanation-4: -Specifically, UFH binds to antithrombin and enhances its ability to inhibit two of the body’s most potent clotting factors – factor Xa and factor IIa – usually within minutes. As with all forms of heparin, UFH doesn’t break down clots, but it keeps them from growing and stops new ones from forming.