Anticoagulants Nursing 112

What are anticoagulants used for?

• Prevents new clots from forming or existing clots from getting bigger (DO NOT dissolve clots)

• To lower LDL levels.

• To reduce fluid overload.

• To reduce inflammation.

What medications are anticoagulants? Select all that apply

• Tylenol

• Statins

• Aspirin, Heparin, Warfarin (Coumadin)

• Lovenox

What is the antidote to Heparin?

• Acetylcysteine

• Protamine Sulfate

• Vitamin K

• Protamine Sulfate & Vit. K

What lab value is monitored with Heparin?

• BUN and Creatine

• PT

• INR

• Activated partialthromboplastin time (aPTT)

How is Heparin administered?

• IM, Sub Q, and IV

• SubQ and IV

• Oral, Topical

• SUBQ and IM

What class of medication is Lovenox, and how is dosing based?

• low molecular weight Diuretic. Dosing is based onpatient’s weight in kilograms

• low molecular weight anticoagulant. Dosing is based onpatient’s weight in kilograms

• low molecular weight anticoagulant. Dosing is based onpatient’s weight in pounds.

• High molecular weight anticoagulant. Dosing is based onpatient’s weight in kilograms

How is Lovenox administered?

• SUBQ in the abdomen

• SUBQ in the back of the arm.

• SUBQ on the scapula.

• SUBQ outer thigh

What medication is the antidote vitamin K used for?

• aspirin

• Heparin

• Warfarin (Coumadin)

• Prilosec

What lab values are monitored for Warfarin (Coumadin)?

• PTT/INR

• PT/INR

• BUN

• Hemoglobin

What levels should PT/INR be?

• 1.0 more than the normal value.

• 1.4 more than the normal value.

• 1.5 more than the normal value.

• 2.0 more than the normal value.