RT Book, Section A1 Parekh, Raj A1 Nguyen, Vinh A2 Freeman, Brian S. A2 Berger, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1135741268 T1 Fibrinolysis T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259641770 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135741268 RD 2024/03/29 AB Fibrinolysis is a biological process that aims to degrade clot formation. This is done in balance with coagulation, which aims to induce clot formation. Many pathologic conditions occur when the balance between these two systems is altered, usually leading to the extremes of their respective purposes, that is, severe bleeding or severe clotting. On the other hand, coagulation, or clotting, is the process in which blood transitions from a liquid state to gel, leading to hemostasis. This is usually done when the endothelium tissue suffers an injury.