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A Pharmacology term on the RCIS & RCES exam blueprint, defined for cath lab and EP clinicians.

Reverses Factor Xa inhibitors (apixaban, rivaroxaban) by acting as a decoy substrate. Dosing is weight- and time-since-last-dose dependent. Notable for a rebound anticoagulant effect after the infusion stops, and for an associated thrombotic risk, which must be weighed against the bleeding emergency being treated.

Domain: Pharmacology · Blueprint: RCIS & RCES exam guide

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