Hemorrheologic Agent Flashcards
1
Q
What are they used for?
A
use for patient’s that have issues with blood flow (need blood not to be thick)
2
Q
Hemorrheologic agent drug name?
A
Pentoxifyline
3
Q
Pentoxifyline action
A
xanthine that ↓ platelet aggregation and ↓ fibrinogen concentration in the blood
4
Q
Associated with many CV stimulatory effects like?
A
Nervous, jittery, palpitations, anxiety, upset stomach, & tachycardia
(how you feel when you have too much caffeine)
5
Q
Improves what?
A
blood flow in compromised vessels which help ↓ pain in patients
6
Q
Used in the treatment of what?
A
intermittent claudication;
pain in lower legs due to ↓ blood flow
