All of the following statements about Heparin are true, except:: (A) Causes Alopecia, (B) Non Teratogenic, (C) Releases Lipoprotein Lipase, (D) Causes Hypokalemia
Answer is D. Heparin inhibits the production of aldosterone. It thus lead to severe Hyperkalemia and not hypokalemia as mentioned in the choice above. Ref: Harrison's Textbook of Internal Medicine, 16th edition, Page 1261; K D Tripathi Textbook of Pharmacology, 5th Edition, Pages 561-63