Anticoagulant and Fibrinolytic Drugs Nov21 M2 Flashcards
goal of these drugs
prevent thromboembolism
3 steps of normal coagulation
- retraction of vessel
- platelets activation after factor exposure from endothelium
- coagulation cascade
white vs red thrombus
white in arterial blood
red in venous blood bc stasis, slow flow. more blood stuck in fibrin
normal procoagulant vs anticoagulant factors present
pro: platelet adhesion, aggregation. fibrin clot formation
anti: fibrinolysis + natural inhibitors of coagulation
anticoagulant drugs discussed
UF heparin, LMWH heparin, oral anticoagulants (warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban)
fibrinolytic drugs discussed
alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator, a tPA), tenecteplase
heparin descript
sulphated mucopolysacch occuring in mast cells
heparin normal fct
cofactor of antithrombin III
antithrombin III functions (3)
inhibits thrombin (IIa) and factor Xa traps other coag factors, other proteases (suicide substrate)
how express UF heparin dose
USP units
heparin administration and why
IV or subcutaneous (latter = 1-2hr effect delay)
can’t GI bc mast cells destroy it
how heparin degraded
macrophages. reticulo-endothelial system
how monitor heparin dose
with activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
normal aPTT value
30-50 seconds
uses of IV UF heparin
hospital. PE after DVT. DVT above knee joint. unstable angina. MI.
uses of subcut UF heparin
bed-ridden or hosp patients not receiving IV heparin for prevention of DVT
important UF heparin toxicities
- bleeding
- thrombocytopenia
- allergies
why thrombocytopenia possible in UF heparin
transient + harmless in 25% of patients
5% get heparin-induced-anti-platelet antibodies (HIT) can lead to serious bleeding: emergency, can give paradoxical clotting
contraindications of heparin
thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorders, active peptic ulcer disease, severe htn
UF heparin antagonist and when
protamine sulfate. when severe bleeding only. (binds to heparin tightly and inactivates it)
LMWH 2 examples
enoxaparin, dalteparin
LMWH effect compared to UF heparin
On Xa but not IIa. LMWH catalyze Xa inhib by antithrombin III but not IIa (thrombin) inhibition