IBHRE CEPS TROUBLE QUESTIONS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS ANSWERS

IBHRE CEPS TROUBLE QUESTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS ANSWERS

◉ what is the common name for xarelto. Answer: rivaroxaban


◉ pradaxa. Answer: Dabigatran (direct thrombin inhibitor)


◉ Warfarin (Coumadin). Answer: Anticoagulant bloodthinner,
Vitamin K Antagonist


◉ Clopidogrel (Plavix). Answer: antiplatelet like aspirin, onset of
action is slow


◉ Dabigatran (Pradaxa). Answer: Anticoagulant, Direct Thrombin
Inhibitor


◉ Rivoroxaban (Xarelto), Apixaban (Eliquis). Answer: anticoagulant,
Factor Xa inhibitor


◉ abciximab, eptifibatide, tirofiban. Answer: antiplatelet,
glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor

, ◉ warfarin, coumarin. Answer: anticoagulant, block Vitamin K


◉ aspirin, diprydamole. Answer: antiplatelet, COX/ thromboxane
inhibitor


◉ bridging anticoagulation. Answer: oral anticoagulation prior,
heparin for the procedure, resume oral anticoagulation post
procedure


◉ aspirin actions. Answer: inhibits platelet aggregation, indirect
antithrombotic (inhibits prostaglandin synthesis of thromboxane
A2)


◉ hirudin (desirudin, hirulog, argatroban). Answer: subcutaneous
direct thrombin inhibitor


◉ enopaxarin (lovenox). Answer: LMWH used for bridging away
from warfarin prior to ablation


◉ LMWH. Answer: adminstered subcutaneously that cannot be
completely reversed by protamine