PAD MEDS (EXAM 2)

Question 1

Purpose of Antiplatelet Meds

Answer 1

INHIBIT PLATELET AGGREGATION AND INCREASE BLEEDING.

PREVENT AND TREAT THROMBOEMBOLISM (STROKE, MI, PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE)

NSAIDS, HEPARIN, THROMBOLYTICS, warfarin = increase bleeding

Question 2

CILOSTAZOL: PO

Answer 2

HA, DIZZY, GI BLEED, FLATUS, DIARRHEA

MONITOR FOR RELIEF OF CLAUDICATION
NO GRAPEFRUIT
EMPTY STOMACH

Question 3

PENTOXIFYLLINE: PO
BLOOD VISCOSITY REDUCING AGENT

Answer 3

GI DISTURB, DIZZY

MONITOR FOR RELIEF CLAUDICATION IN LOWER EXTREMITIES

THREAPEUTIC EFFECT 2-4 WEEKS

DONT CHEW, BREAK TABS