Anticoagulants🩸🩸

Question 1

What is anticoagulants

Answer 1

Are drugs that prevent conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin

Question 2

State the indication for anticoagulants

Answer 2

Deep vein thrombosis
Thrombo-embolism
Disseminated intravasculation coagulation patient will prosthetic valves in heart

Question 3

State the mode of action or anticoagulants

Answer 3

Interferes with blood clotting by indirect mean
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Depressing hepatic synthesis of vitamin k- dependent coagulation factors(11 7 9 10)

Question 4

State the dosage routes of anticoagulants

Answer 4

Administer parenterally:
Only 5,000 to 7,000 iu to be administered initially as IV push follows by 2,500 units
Subcutaneously every 24 hours

Question 5

State the side effect of anticoagulants in the maternal

Answer 5

Hemorrhage

Question 6

State the side effects of anticoagulants in the fetal

Answer 6

Skeleton and facial deformities
optic atropy
Microcephaly