| A | B |
|---|
| Heparin | sq, iv - monitored by Ptt |
| heparin can cause | life threatening hemmorhage |
| warfarin is aka | coumadin |
| coumadin is taken | orally - long term therapy |
| how does coumadin work | inhibits vitamin K clotting factor |
| lovenox | sq only, prefilled syringes |
| lab coumadin | Pt - normal 10-13 sec - therapeutic 2x |
| coumadin antidote | vitamin K |
| antiplatelet - how they work | prevent platelet formation |
| most common antiplatelets | aspirin, Plavix |
| thrombolytic | clot buster |
| antifibrinotytics | prevent bleeding, block breakdown of fibrin |
| anticoagulants | prevention and treatment DVT |
| heparin inhibits the formation of | fibrin |
