Thrombolytic drugs are used to
1. convert plasmin to plasminogen.
2. prevent the liver from making fibrin.
3. prevent a thrombus from forming.
4. lyse a thrombus.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Thrombolytics do not convert plasmin to plasminogen.
Rationale 2: Thrombolytics do not prevent the liver from making fibrin.
Rationale 3: Anticoagulants, not thrombolytics, prevent the formation of a clot.
Rationale 4: Thrombolytics break up the clot.
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