Heparin Flashcards
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Heparin : Introduction
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Heparin is a naturally occurring anticoagulant that inhibits the clotting of blood by enhancing the rate at which antithombin III neutralises thrombin and activated factor X.
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Heparin: Indication
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Patients with STEMI going directly to Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory as per receiving hospital 12-lead ECG interpretation.
3
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Heparin: Contraindications
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Hypersensitivity to Heparin
Active bleeding (excluding menses) or disease states with increased risk of bleeding (haemophilia)
4
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Heparin: Considerations
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Haemorrhage
Hyperkalaemia
Thrombocytopenia
