Exam 2 Flashcards
What diseases does arterial thrombosis include?
Acute myocardial infarction, CVA/strokes, heart attacks, PAD
What diseases does venous thromboembolic disease include?
DVT, pulmonary embolisms (PE)
Antithrombotic drugs
Prevent the formation of clots
Anticoagulants
suppress coagulation and reduce thrombin formation (affects secondary hemostasis)
Antiplatelet drugs
suppress platelet activation (affects primary hemostasis)
Fibrinolytic/thrombolytic drugs
Drugs used to break down clots that are already present (used to resolve DVT, PE, PAO, AMI, strokes)
What factors are affected by Coumadin?
Vitamin K dependent factors: II (prothrombin), VII, IX, X, Protein C/Z/S
In what order do the factors decrease after initiation of Coumadin therapy?
Factor VII decreases first (shortest half life)
IX
X
II (prothrombin has the longest half life)
What is Coumadin and how does it work?
Coumadin is an anticoagulant (blood thinner).
It is a vitamin K antagonist that slows the activity of the enzyme vitamin K epoxide reductase. The end goal is to reduce thrombin generation.
Can you take Coumadin while pregnant?
No. It causes birth defects.
What test is used to monitor Coumadin therapy? Why?
PT/INR. This is used because Prothrombin Time (PT) is sensitive to reductions of Factors II, VII, and X.
Coumadin PT/INR therapeutic range:
2-3
PT/INR range for patient with mechanical heart valve:
2.5-3.5
PT INR >5
Increased risk of hemorrhage - CRITICAL result!
What alternative test can be used to measure Coumadin therapy other than PT/INR?
chromogenic Factor X assay is used as an alternative when PT is compromised in Lupus, factor inhibitor, or coag factor deficiencies. It eliminates the necessity for normalization of test results using INR.
How do you reverse the effects of Coumadin?
Increase dietary Vitamin K in patient
Dietary Vitamin K ______ Coumadin’s effectiveness and ______ the INR.
decreases; reduces
What is UFH and how does it work?
UFH is unfractionated heparin, an anticoagulant.
It supports a pentasaccharide that binds plasma antithrombin with high affinity. It activates antithrombin to neutralize and inhibit serine proteases.
How do you reverse the affects of Heparin?
Protamine sulfate (protein extracted from salmon sperm)
What 3 tests are used to monitor UFH therapy? Why?
PTT - responds to all plasma-based heparin activities
chromogenic anti-Xa assay - fewer interferences, reflects only changes in antithrombin-Xa binding
ACT - used to monitor extremely high UFH doses that exceed other tests limits
Interferences to UFH therapy using PTT
Inflammation (PTT less sensitive to heparin’s effects), Prolonged UFH therapy (PTT below therapeutic range), release of PF4 can shorten PTT, and factor deficiencies can prolong PTT
Side effect of heparin use
HIT (heparin induced thrombocytopenia)
What factors are affected by UFH therapy?
All serine proteases -> Factor II, VII, IX, XI, XII, Pre-K
But especially factor IIa (thrombin) and Xa
What does UFH inactivate best? What does LMWH inactivate best?
T/F: They can activate both?
UFH inactivates thrombin best.
LMWH inactivates Factor Xa best.
True, UFH and LMWH can inactivate both.