For example if I have thin blood and cut my arm badly. How would a doctor be able stop the bleeding?
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The doctor will give the patient an antidote to the blood thinner.
Vitamin K is the antidote to blood thinners like Wafarin (coumarin). A large dose of Vitamin K will help to temporarily restore the blood’s naturally coagulating properties.
Other blood thinners have other antidotes. The antidote to Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is Andexanet. The antidote to Pradaxa (apixaban) is Idarucizumab.
The patient may also be given a transfusion of platelets.
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