Anticoagulants Quiz Flashcards
A normal INR for a patient NOT an anticoagulants is _________________.
less than 1
The blood test utilized to determine presence of a CLOT in the body is a ______________.
D-Dimer
The antidote to heparin is _____________.
Protamine Sulfate
The antidote to Warfarin is ______________.
Vitamin K
To shave, patients on anticoagulants should use a(n) _______________________.
electric shaver
The generic name for lovenox is ____________.
enoxaparin
The therapeutic effect of heparin is measured with the blood test:
PTT
A normal platelet count is _______________.
150,000 - 450,000
TRUE or FALSE
Heparin can be given orally.
FALSE - IV or SubQ only!
The doctor tells her patient to monitor for hematuria when on anticoagulant therapy. Hematuria means _______________.
Blood in Urine
When platelets are low you want to think of __________________.
bleeding (somewhere)
Warfarin & Heparin: _____________________ is safe to be given during pregnancy, where ___________________ is not safe to be given during pregnancy.
Heparin is safe during pregnancy
Warfarin is not.
