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How are the following Anticoagulants administered?
Coumadin/Warfarin |
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Definition
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How are the following Anticoagulants administered?
Aspirin |
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Definition
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How are the following Anticoagulants administered?
Heparin / Standard Unfractionated Heparin |
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Definition
IV
-so rarely used outside the hospital |
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Term
How are the following Anticoagulants administered?
Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) |
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Definition
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Term
How are the following Anticoagulants administered?
Streptokinase or urokinase "clot busters" |
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Definition
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Term
How are the following Anticoagulants administered?
t-PA / Tissue Plasminogen Activator
"Clot Buster" |
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Definition
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Term
| Which Anticoagulant can be used for an outpatient with monthly monitoring? |
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Definition
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| Which Anticoagulant can have GI bleeding as a serious side affect? |
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Definition
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| Which Anticoagulant has an affect that is immediate? |
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Definition
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Term
Which test is/can be used to monitor the following anticoagulant:
Coumadin/Warfarin |
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Definition
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Term
Which test is/can be used to monitor the following anticoagulant:
Aspirin |
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Definition
Usually none;
Will prolong the BT |
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Term
Which test is/can be used to monitor the following anticoagulant:
Heparin / Standard Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) |
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Definition
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Which test is/can be used to monitor the following anticoagulant:
Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) |
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Definition
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Term
Which test is/can be used to monitor the following anticoagulants:
Streptokinase, Urokinase, & t-PA |
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Definition
| Not routinely monitored by lab tests but some doctors check that fibrinolysis has occurred with a TT |
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Term
| Which test do some doctors use to make sure that fibrinolysis has occurred with Streptokinase, Urokinase, & t-PA? |
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Definition
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Term
| What do you give for Coumadin/Warfarin overdoses? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the Therapeutic INR for Coumadin/Warfarin? |
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Definition
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Term
True or False:
With Heparin TT can be increased as well as PT being slightly increased |
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Definition
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| What is the therapeutic range for Heparin / Standard Unfractionated Heparin (UFH)? |
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Definition
| About 1.5 - 2 times the patient baseline |
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Term
| If there is a need to monitor Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH), What must be used? |
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Definition
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Term
Given the Anticoagulant, Name the condition it is used for:
Coumadin/Warfarin |
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Definition
| DVT; PE; Clot prevention in Cardiac patients; prescribed for long periods of time or for life. |
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Term
Given the Anticoagulant, Name the condition it is used for:
Aspirin |
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Definition
| After 1st Heart Attack; Many take (81 mg) as prevention for heart attack, stroke, and/or DVT |
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Term
Given the Anticoagulant, Name the condition it is used for:
Heparin / Standard Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) |
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Definition
| DVT, PE, Prophylaxis for trauma, MI, and high clotting risk surgery |
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Term
Given the Anticoagulant, Name the condition it is used for:
Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) |
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Definition
| Use on outpatients; Has fewer side affects than UFH |
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Term
Given the Anticoagulant, Name the condition it is used for:
Streptokinase, Urokinase, &/or t-PA
"Clot Busters" |
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Definition
| Can look for increased FSP or Increased Thrombin Time to monitor success of therapy |
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Term
Given the Condition the Anticoagulant is used for, Name the Anticoagulant:
DVT; PE; Clot prevention in Cardiac patients; prescribed for long periods of time or for life. |
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Definition
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Term
Given the Condition the Anticoagulant is used for, Name the Anticoagulant:
After 1st Heart Attack; Many take (81 mg) as prevention for heart attack, stroke, and/or DVT |
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Definition
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Term
Given the Condition the Anticoagulant is used for, Name the Anticoagulant:
DVT, PE, Prophylaxis for trauma, MI, and high clotting risk surgery |
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Definition
| Heparin / Standard Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) |
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Term
Given the Condition the Anticoagulant is used for, Name the Anticoagulant:
Use on outpatients; Has fewer side affects than UFH |
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Definition
| Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) |
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Term
Given the Condition the Anticoagulant is used for, Name the Anticoagulant:
Can look for increased FSP or Increased Thrombin Time to monitor success of therapy |
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Definition
Streptokinase, Urokinase, &/or t-PA
"Clot Busters" |
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