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Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment Flashcards

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Drugs to treat ACS?

A
  • 300mg Aspirin + Clopidogrel - Treatment dose heparin and beta-blocker stat - GTN spray & morphine PRN
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Why treatment dose heparin in ACS?

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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis - doesn’t lyse clot, slows formation enough for physiological thrombolysis to work

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Drug that reverses heparin? (e.g. in case of haemorrhage)

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Protamine sulphate

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