Anticoagulants: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Anticoagulants

Sample item

What is the principal target of warfarin therapy monitoring?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. INR

The key Anticoagulants principle identifies INR as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Option by option

  • A. INR (correct)

    Correct. INR matches the decisive principle in this item.

  • B. Capillary glucose

    Capillary glucose is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

  • C. Serum sodium

    Serum sodium may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

  • D. Bleeding time only

    Bleeding time only does not fit the stated anticoagulants relationship.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is A, INR. The key Anticoagulants principle identifies INR as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Why is "Capillary glucose" not the answer?

Capillary glucose is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

Why is "Serum sodium" not the answer?

Serum sodium may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

Why is "Bleeding time only" not the answer?

Bleeding time only does not fit the stated anticoagulants relationship.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Anticoagulants in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct. INR matches the decisive principle in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Anticoagulants?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.