Antiplatelets

Question 1

These drugs prevent platelets from clumping together by blocking enzymes and factors that normally causes arterial clotting

Answer 1

Aspirin should not be given to pregnant women, chicken pox, or thrombocytopenia
Clopidogrel
Pentoxifylline

Used for MI and stroke prevention low dose 81 mg

Question 2

Watch for signs of hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 2

Weakness, dizziness, and HA

Bleeding- coffee ground emesis or bloody tarry stools, brushing Petechiae and bleeding gums
No NSAIDs, heparin, or Coumadin
May also effect beta blocks action for HTN