Anticoagulant Acute Injectable Flashcards
What is the virchow’s triad
Vascular wall injury
Venous stasis
Hypercoaguability
What can cause vascular wall injury
Surgery
Trauma
What compromises of venous stasis
Vericose veins
Immobility
Travel (Serena williams)
What can cause hypercoaguability
Thrombophilia
Pregnancy
Cancer
What complications can arise from DVT
Pulmonary embolism
Postphlebitic syndrome
Loss of limb
DVT that occurs above the knee is called
Proximal
DVT that occurs below the knee is called
Distal
What are the complications of pulmonary embolism
Hypertension
Death
Shock
Which form of pulmonary embolism is serious
Saddle embolism
Lobar embolism
What veins are VTE most likely to occur
illiac
Popliteal
Subclavian
Superior and inferior vena cava
Femoral
What are the risk factors for VTE
Age
History of VTE (strongest risk factor)
Venous stasis
Vascular wall injury
Some patient are prone to clotting (thrombophilia) what is the hereditary basis for this pathology
Protein C deficiency
Protein S deficiency
Antithrombin III deficiency
Factor V Leiden: protein C resistance
Prothrombin gene mutation
Some patient are prone to clotting (thrombophilia) what is the acquired basis for this pathology
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
- Lupus anticoagulant - Beta 2 glycolprotein antibodies - Anticardiolipin antibody
What are the clinical signs of DVT
Unilateral pain and tenderness
Palpable cord ( thrombus )
Unilateral swelling and discoloration
Positive homan’s sign
Often silent
What is a positive homan’s sign
Pain upon dorsiflexion of the foot
What two imaging tool allow for DVI diagnosis
Venography (gold standard)
Ultrasonography (good sensitivity and specificity for proximal DVT)
Why is the D-dimer lab test done for DVT
To exclude diagnosis of DVT or PE
What are the clinical signs and symptoms PE
Nonspecific
Sudden onset:
Cough
Tachycardia
Dyspnea
Pleuritic chest pain
Tachypnea
What are the more serious signs of PE
Hemoptysis
Cardiovascular collapse
Acute right heart failure
What imaging tool are used for PE diagnosis
Pulmonary angiography (gold standard)
CT pulmonary angiography (high sensitivity and specificity)
V/Q scan (radioactive albumin)
What are the goals of VTE
- reduce recurrence
- prevent post thrombotic syndrome
- reduce thrombus extension
- prevent PE development
- decrease mortality
Which patient population are at risk of developing VTE
Hospitalized
What are the non-pharmacologic intervention
Early ambulation
Graded compression socks
Intermittent pneumatic compression
What are the pharmacology interventions for VTE
Heparin
LMWH
Factor Xa inhibitors
Oral DTI
Warfarin
What are the two LMWH used in prophylaxis of VTE
Enoxaparin
Daltepairin
How is enoxaparin dosed prophylaxis
30 mg SC every 12 hours initiated 12 hours - 24 hours after surgery
-Hip and knee replacement
40 mg SC every 24 hours:
- Acute medical illness - Initiated 12 hours before hip replacement surgery
Or
-Initiated 2 hours before abdominal surgery
What is the post operative dose of dalteparin giving prophiylatically before hip replacement surgery
2500 units SC 4-8 hours after surgery followed by 5000 units SC every 24 hours
How is dalteparin dose prophylactically the evening before a hip replacement surgery
5000 units SC 10-14 hours before
2500 units 4-8hours after followed by 5000 units every 24 hours
How is dalteparin dose prophylactically the day of a hip replacement surgery
2500 units SC 2 hours prior to surgery
2500 units 4-8 hours after surgery followed by 5000 units every 24 hours
How is fondaparinux dosed prophylatically for total hip and knee replacement and hip fracture surgery
2.5mg SQ every 24 hours