Hemostatics help the formation of blood ________. This is useful when a patient has had an overdose of an anticoagulant.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
clots
Hemostatics help the formation of blood clots. They are useful when a patient has had an overdose of an anticoagulant.
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