VTE quiz Flashcards
Unfractioned heparin
-anticoagulant
-dec platelets
-aPTT monitoring
-can cause HAT or HIT
HAT
-non-immune
-dont need to treat
HIT
-immune
-stop heparin
-give dif anticoagulant
-dont give warfarin is platelet count > 150k
LMWH
-better than UFH
-reduced risks
-monitor antiXa levels in children, kidney failure, obesity, pregnancy
-enoxaparin
-dalteparin
Fondaparinux
-prophylaxis after surgery
-tx DVT/PE
-do NOT use in renal function
-do NOT use w low body weight
-can use in HIT
-pregnancy category B
HIT tx options
-Fondaparinux
-Lepirudin
-Bivalirudin
-Argatroban
Warfarin
-1-6mg
-2.5, 7.5, 10mg
Warfarin
-inhibits vit K, factor II, VII, IX, X
-monitor INR
-give vit k for reversal
-consider PCC + IV vit K if major bleeding reversal
-consider FFP then
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Dabigatran
-inhibits thrombin
-caution kidney function, age
-reversed by idarucizumab, charcoal, dialyzable
Rivaroxaban
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Chadsvasc score
-only for afib pt
Virchow’s Triad
-hypercoaguable state
-circulatory stasis
-endothelial injury
DVT nonpharma tx
-bed rest
-elevate feet
-pain management
-compression stockings
PE nonpharma tx
-Oxygen
-mechanical ventialation
LMWH vs UFH
-reduced protein binding
-predicatble dose response
-longer half-life
-smaller molecule (absoroption)
-less HIT risk