MT2_12_DVT/PE Flashcards
What are the signs and symptoms of DVT?
- calf pain and tenderness
- swelling
- erythema
- warmth
- dilation of superficial veins
- pain behind knee
How to diagnose DVT?
ultrasound (CT venography and DDimer sometimes..)
How to diagnose PE?
- CT angiography in stable patients
- V/Q scan in unstable patients,
When treating DVT, Pt without severe symptoms or severe risk factors get imaging ___weeks over initial coagulation, repeat every ____days if patient is ___
(if no extension in the first 2
weeks, extension is less likely)
If pt has severe symptoms, initiate IV anticoagulant, unless high risk for bleeding
What counts of high risk?
2
5-7
high risk (+DDimer)
- high risk:
- DDimer
- thrombosis that is proximal
- cancer
- hx of VTE
- inpatient
For treatment, when is IV UFH preferred?
- renal failure
- thrombolytic therapy is planned
- quick and reversible
What is the dosing for UFH?
for normal pt and stroke pt?
monitor?
Reversal agent?
- Normal risk: 80u/kg , then 18u/hour. No LD if INR is greater than 1.5
- Recent stroke? 70u/kg,then 15, then 1000U, avoid loading dose, avoid in the first 24 hours of a stroke
- monitor aPITT, antifactor Xa 0.3-0.7
- DOC for patients undergoing inpatient procedures
- protamine…caution in over reversal causing rebreeding
- SE: HIT, osteoporosis, necrosis, hypersensitivity
Dose for dalteparin?
Dose for enoxaparin? (outpatient vs inpatient) Xa goals?
- DVT/PE: 200 IU/kg SQ QD
- if patient is obese consider 100 Q12
- outpatient DVT: 1mg/kg q12
- inpatient DVT/PE: 1mg/kg Q12 or 1.5 SQ QD
- Q12L 0.6-1.0
- Q24: 1-2
When is factor 10a monitoring required? When to start dray after initiating fragments (dalteparin)?
- pregnancy q3-4 weeks
- obesity
- bleeding
- renal failure
- 4-6 hours
How to convert between LMWH and UFH?
Advantage of LMWH?
UFH to LMWH, DC and start LMWH in one hour
LMWH to UFH: DC LMWH, start UFH 1-2 hours prior to time of the next dose
recheck levels 4 hours after
- HIGH BA, more predictable anticoagulant response for LMWH
What are the limitations of LMWH?
BBW
- Obesity
- renal insufficiency: do not use dalteparin, use enox
- must wait ~5 hours before invasive procedure due to long half life
- partial reversibility w protamine
- BBW: epidermal/spinal hematoma
For Fonda (Factor 10a, indirect) What is the dose?
Limitations? CI in renal…
Reversal
Hold
BBW
- less than 50kg,5mg SQ QD
- 50-100: 7.5 mg SQ QD
- over 100: 10mg SQ QD
Limitations; increased bleeding in renal insufficient. (CrCl less than 30)
- no antidote
- long half life, hold 5 days
- BBW: spinal/epidermal hematoma
What are the direct thrombin inhibitors? (bivalirudin, argatroban,) When is it reserved for and limitations?
- bivalirudin
- argatroban
- reserved for HIITs
- no antidode, $$, renal and hepatic clearance, increase in iNR
What to if patient is on warfarin and they have HIT?
What to give in oncologic patients?
- STOP warfarin and heparin
- add vitamin K
- LMWH, abigatrin, rivaroxaban, apixaban, endoxaban
For rivaroxaban (10a), what is the dose for VTE treatment? Reversal agent? BBW? DDI? Caution?
- 15mg PO BID for 21 days, then 20mg QD
- no bridging!
- andexanet, for rivaroxaban, and apixaban
- BBW: DC increases thrombotic risk, spinal/epidermal hematoma
- DDI:avoid in combined PGP and 3A4 inhibitors/PGP inhibitors
- caution in renal impairment and moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors , anticoagulant, thrombolytics
- avoid in hepatic impairment and increased risk of stroke in patients transitioning to warfarin
VTE treatment dose for apixaban? (factor 10a)
DDIs
- 10mg BID for one week, then 5mg BID
- no bridging!
- 3A4 and PGP, avoid in concomitant anticoagulant, thrombolytics, caution in anti-platelets