Which statement best reflects pharmacologic prophylaxis after arthroplasty as described?

• A. DOACs may be used based on protocol.
• B. No pharmacologic prophylaxis is ever used.
• C. Only warfarin is used.
• D. Antibiotics replace all prophylaxis.

Answer: (B)

The statement tests whether the described protocol for preventing complications after arthroplasty relies on pharmacologic prevention or not. If the material you’re studying specifies that no drugs are used to prevent venous thromboembolism after surgery, then saying that no pharmacologic prophylaxis is used best matches that description. In that context, other options would imply using medications such as DOACs or warfarin, which would contradict the described approach. Antibiotics, while important for infection prevention, do not substitute for thromboprophylaxis, so they wouldn’t be described as replacing pharmacologic prophylaxis.