Anticoagulants & Supplements Flashcards

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Unfractionated Heprin

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Heparin
Anticoagulant
Blood thinner
Inactivation of thrombin & factor Xa
Active bleeding, short half life, unpredictability
Regular aPTT testing
Antidote is protamine sulfate
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Enoxaparin

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Lovenox
Anticoagulant - low molecular weight
Blood thinner
Inactivates factor Xa
Active bleeding, no protein binding, renal dysfunction
Monitor renal function and platelets
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Warfarin

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Coumadin
Anticoagulant - Vitamin K antagonist
Blood thinner
Inhibits synthesis of Vitamin K dependent clotting factors (II, VII, IX, X & Thrombin)
Bleeding, multiple drug interactions, constant monitoring of prothrombin and INR
Bleeding preparations before surgeries, watch diet and vitamin K intake

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Dabigatran

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Pradaxa
Anticoagulant - Direct Factor Xa inhibitor
Blood thinner
Direct thrombin inhibitor
Bleeding, GI effects, dark stools
Bleeding, drug interactions, antidote is idarucizumab

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Rivaroxabin

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Xarelto
Anticoagulant - Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor
Blood thinner
Factor Xa inhibitor
Bleeding
NO ANTIDOTE, less drug interactions, no labs to monitor

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Ferrous Sulfate

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Iron
Nutritional supplement
Iron deficiency anemia
GI disturbances, nausea, constipation, change in stool color
Can be toxic at high levels, reduced absorption with antacids, interacts with vitamin c

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Iron Dextran

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Iron Dextran
Parenteral Iron preparation
Iron deficiency anemia
Anaphylaxis, hypotension, circulatory failure, cardiac arrest
Start with test doses of 25mg over 5 minutes

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Cyanocobalamin

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Vitamin B12
Nutritional deficiency
Hypokalemia
Routinely check levels, never give as IV

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Folic Acid

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Nutritional supplement
Nutritional deficiency
Routinely check levels

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Erythropoietin

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Procrit
Erythropoietic growth factor
Stimulate red blood cell formation
Need to have enough iron, folic acid and B12

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