Exam 3 Flashcards
Anticoagulant
- MOA: disrupt coagulation cascade = no fibrin produced
- # 1 = inhibit synthesis of clotting factors
- # 2 = inhibit the activity of clotting factors
Antiplatelet
Inhibit platelet aggregation
Thrombolytic
Promote lysis of fibrin = dissolution of thrombi
Unfractionated heparin
- Type: Rapid-acting anticoag
- MOA: enhances anti-thrombin
- Source: Lungs of cattle/intestine of pig
- Dose: INJECTION ONLY (IV or sub Q)
- Indications: Pregnancy anticoag, rapid coag required
- Therapeutic Use:
- PE,
- CVA (evolving),
- DVT,
- Open heart surgery,
- Renal dialysis,
- Low-dose therapy post op,
- Disseminated intravascular coag,
- Addition to thrombolytic
- Contraindicated:
- Thrombocytopenia,
- Uncontrollable bleeding,
- Post op - eye, brain, spine
- ADVERSE: Hemorrhage, HI thrombocytopenia, Hypersensitivity
- ANTIDOTE: Protamine Sulfate
- TESTS: aPTT
LMW Heparin
- Composition: shorter molecules than unfract.
- Therapeutic Use:
- Prevent DVT post surgery (including hip, knee),
- Treat DVT,
- Prevent Ischemic complications - (unstable angina, non-Q-wave MI, STEMI)
- Dose: SubQ - based on body weight
- ANTIDOTE: Protamine sulfate
- Pro/Con: $$$ more, no monitoring - give at home
- ADVERSE:
- Bleeding (less than Unfract.),
- Immune mediated thrombocytopenia,
- neurologic injury with spinal puncture or spinal epidural anesthesia
Enoxaparin
LMW Heparin
Dalteparin
LMW Heparin
Tinzaparin
LMW Heparin
Warfarin
- Type: anticoagulent (DELAYED ONSET)
- Dose: ORAL
- MOA: Blocks biosynthesis factors 7, 9, 10 and prothrombin, Vitamin K antagonists
- USE:
- Long term prophylaxis of thrombosis,
- prevent DVT and PE,
- Prevent Thromboembolism (pts with prosthetic heart valves,
- Prevent thrombosis during Afib
- ADVERSE:
- Hemorrhage,
- Vitamin K toxicity,
- fetal harm
- Contraindications:
- Emergencies,
- NO pregnancy
- DVD:
- increase anticoag,
- promote bleed,
- decrease anticoag,
- Heparin,
- Aspirin,
- Acetaminophen
- TEST: PT, INR (1-3 months to get stable)
- Facts: cows eating rotten clover - discovery, used as rat poison, failed suicide attempt with large dose peaked clinical interest
- ANTIDOTE: vitamin K
Aspirin
- Type: Antiplatelet
- MOA: inhib COXnase
- Adverse:
- GI bleed,
- hemorrhagic stroke,
- EC tabs may not reduce risk of GI bleed
- USE:
- Ischemic stroke,
- TIA,
- Chronic stable angina,
- unstable angina,
- coronary stenting,
- Acute MI,
- Previous MI,
- Prevent MI
Ticlopidine
- Type: Antiplatelet
- MOA: inhibits ADP-mediated aggregation
- ADVERSE: Hematologic effects
Clopidogrel
- Type: Antiplatelet
- MOA: ADP receptor antag (Blocks P2y12 ADP receptors on platelet surface = no ADP stim. aggregation)
- USE:
- Prevent coronary artery stent blockage,
- Reduce thrombotic events in pts with acute coronary syndrome,
- Secondary prevention of MI, Stroke, etc
- ADVERSE - see aspirin
- DVD: watch out for other bleeders
ABCiximab
- Type: Antiplatelet (GP IIb/IIIa receptor antag)
- MOA: reversible blockade of platelet receptors “SUPER ASPIRIN” (prevents platelets near GP IIb/IIIa from binding fibrinogen)
- Dose; effects linger for 23-48 hours
- Use: Acute coronary syndrome, percutaneous coronary interventions,
- DVD: OKAY with aspirin and heparin,
- USE:
- Iv therapy of ACS,
- PCI,
- Increase revascularization in pts with acute MI and thrombolytic therapy
Eptifibatide
- Type: Antiplatelet (GP IIa/IIIb inhibitor)
- MOA: reversible and highly selective
- USE: ACS, PCI
- Dose: effects reverse in 4 hours
Tirofiban
- Type: Antiplatelet (GP IIA/IIIB inhib)
- USE: reduce ischemic events with ACS and PCI
- DOSE: effects reverse in 4 hours
- ADVERSE: bleed
- DVD: NOT with drugs that suppress hemostasis
Dipyridamole
Antiplatelet with aspirin too
Cilostazol
Antiplatelet
Alteplase
- MOA: binds with plasminogen to for an active complex - complex catalyzing conversion of plasminogen to plasmin = enzyme that digests fibrin clots
- USE: MI, Ischemic stroke, PE (big)
- ADVERSE: Bleeding (ICP risk higher than with streptokinase), keep whole blood products around, Fever
- ANTIDOTE: Aminocaproic Acid
- Pro/Cons: No hypersensitivity, no hypotension
Tenecteplase
- Type: Thrombolytic
- Use: ONLY ACUTE MI
- Source: Human tissue plasminogen activator
- Pro/Con: ease of use
Reteplase
- Type: Thrombolytic
- Source: tPA produced by recombinant DNA
- Dose: Short half life (13-16 minutes)
- USE: ONLY ACUTE MI
Diabetes Mellitus
- Issue: Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism
- Type I: no insulin
- Type II: receptors resistant to insulin
- INSULIN: allows glucose to enter cells, w/o bg levels rise = hypergly, polyuria, polydipsia, ketonuria and weight loss *type important
T1DM
- Onset: childhood/adolescence 5% of cases
- Issue: destruction of pancreatic beta cells due to autoimmune process = no insulin
- Trigger: genetic, environmental, infectious, unknown
- Complications (short term): Hyperglycemia (disease), hypoglycemia (tx), Ketoacidosis
- Complications (long term):
- Macrovascular damage - injury to bv = many things (altered lipid metab),
- Microvascular damage = retinopathy, nephropathy, sensory/motor neuropathy, gastroparesis, amputation, ED
T2DM
- Onset: any time 90-95% of all cases 22 million americans
- Issue: Insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion HYPERINULINEMIA hereditary
- Complications (short term): Hyperglycemia (disease), Hypoglycemia (tx), Hyperosmolarity (Of blood with extreme hyperglycemia)
- Complications (long term):
- Macrovascular damage- injury to bv = many things (altered lipid metab),
- Microvascular damage = retinopathy, nephropathy, sensory/motor neuropathy, gastroparesis, amputation, ED
Diagnosing DM
- Hemoglobin A1C = % of glycosylated hemoglobin (found in blood attached to a glucose molecule) = average for last 2-3 months)
- Fasting Plasma Glucose
- Casual plasma glucose (non-fasted)
- Oral glucose tolerance test (pre/post high sugar drink)
Pre diabetes
impaired fasting glucose - 100-125 many people never develop
Tx DM
- diet - depends on person, low glycemic
- Physical activity Insulin replacement
- Manage HTN - ACE (lisinopril) or ARB (losartan)
- lower kidney risk
- Tx Dyslipidemia - Statins (atorvastatin)
- Screen and treat for HTN nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, dyslipidemia
Glucose target
- Pre meal: 70-130
- Post meal: 100-140
- A1C test: usual human = 7% but DM human = 8% to avoid hypoglycemic attack
Insulin
- Made in pancreas
- Released by pancreas
- Moves glucose into cells
- Promotes glycogen formation
- w/o =
- Break down glycogen,
- increased glycogenolysis ,
- increased gluconeogenesis,
- reduced glucose utilization
- HIGH ALERT MEDICATION
- Source = bovine, porcine, human
Insulin ASPART
- Rapid onset (10-20 mins0
- Short duration (3-5 hours)
- Analog of Human Insulin
- Note: dose immediately before or after eating
Insulin LISPRO
- Rapid acting (15-30 mins)
- Duration: 3-6 hours
- Dose SUBQ or pump 5-10 minutes before meals
- Faster than R but shorter
Insulin GLULISINE
- Rapid onset (10-15mins)
- Short duration (3-5hours)
- Synthetic analog of human
- Dose: near time of eating
Regular insulin
- Moderate action: (30-60 mins)
- Peak - 1-5 hours
- Duration - 10 hours
- Dose: SubQ, SubQ infusion, IM (rare) and oral inhalation (not currently used)
- U100 or U500 vials
- Note: unmodified human insulin
NPH insulin
- Dose: give 2 or 3 times daily (between meals and overnight)
- SubQ injection only
- CAN MIX WITH SHORTER ACTING
- Adverse: Hypersensitivity is possible
- CLOUDY MUST AGITATE
Insulin GLARGINE
Duration: 24 hours
Dose: 1x daily T1 (kids and adult) T2 (adult)
SubQ
Dosing schedule of Insulin
- Twice daily premixed
- Intensive basal/bolus strategy
- continous subcutaneous insulin
Complications of Insulin
- Hypoglycemia - BG < 70 -
- repeated = Adrenergic response - jittery, tachy, sweating, dizzy, hungry -
- worse - LOC change, mental status change, confusion, words slurred, coma
- With frequent episodes- cut right to coma b/c overstimulation of receptors
- Must control BG tightly
- Tx= Sugar, Iv glucose, Parenteral glucagon
- Lipohypertrophy at injection site
- Allergic
- Hypo K - K shifts in to cells with insulin = hypo in blood
- DVD - Hypogly or hypergly (glucocorticoid)
Oral Anti-Diabetic drugs
Mostly for Type 2 Either lowers liver prod of glucose or promotes release of insulin
Metformin
- Type: Biguanides - Anti-diabetic Drug
- Dose: ORAL
- Moa: Reduce liver production of glucose AND promote release of insulin
- Use: Type 2 Diabetes DRUG OF CHOICE
- Side Fx:
- GI,
- Lactic acidosis (rare),
- Prevent type 2,
- Gestational diabetes
- OK IN PREG,
- PCOS
- DVD: NO IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTION
Glyburide
- Type: Sulfonylureas *(first type)(2nd gen)
- ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: Promote insulin release
- USE: Type 2 only
- Side Fx:
- Hypoglycemia,
- weight gain
- prolonged QT interval (CardioTOXIC)
- DVD: Hypo/hyper watch out
Rosiglitazone
- Type: Thiazolidinediones (GLITAZONES) ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: reduce glucose levels by decreasing insulin resistance (RECEPTORS)
- Use: Add on in TYPE 2 (with Metformin)
- RESTRICTED USE
Pioglitazone
- Type: Thiazolidinediones (GLITAZONES) ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: reduce glucose levels by decreasing insulin resistance (RECEPTORS)
- Use: Add on in TYPE 2 (with Metformin)
Repaglinide
- Type: Meglitinides (Glinides) ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: Increase insulin secretion
- Adverse: WELL TOLERATED, hypoglycemia
- DVD - do not use with GEMFIBROZOLE - impacts break down of Rep and decreases efficacy
Nateglinide
- Type: Meglitinides (Glinides) ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: Increase insulin secretion
- Adverse: WELL TOLERATED, hypoglycemia
- DVD - do not use with GEMFIBROZOLE - impacts break down of Rep and decreases efficacy
Acarbose
- Type: Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: Delays absorption of carbs in SI
- Use: Type 2
- Side FX:
- Flautlence,
- cramps,
- GI pain and distention,
- borborygmus,
- D,
- LIVER DYSFUNCTION
Miglitol
- Type: Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor ORAL Diabetic drug
- MOA: slow carb digestion
- Use: Latino and African American populations
- Side Fx: Flatulence, GI pain, other GI effects NO LIVER DYSFUNCTION