Clotting Flashcards
1
Q
What is our priority education for anticoagulants?
A
bleeding
2
Q
What lab do we monitor for heparin?
A
aPTT
3
Q
What is the therapeutic level for heparin?
A
50-125
4
Q
What test do we monitor for warfarin?
A
INR
5
Q
What therapeutic level do we want our INR to fall within?
A
2-3
6
Q
What is the anecdote for Coumadin?
A
Vitamin K
7
Q
INR Norm
A
.8-1.1
8
Q
PT norm
A
11-13.5
9
Q
aPTT Norm
A
25-35 seconds
10
Q
Normal Platelet count
A
150,000-400,000
