Risk Factors
This lifestyle factor greatly increases clot risk and is especially dangerous when combined with birth control pills.
What is smoking?
We want to get a dietician consult when a patient is on Warfarin due to the risk of it interacting with what Vitamin?
What it Vitamin K?
A clot in the coronary arteries can lead to this acute cardiac event.
What is a myocardial infarction (heart attack)?
A patient presents with sudden onset of shortness of breath, chest pain, and tachycardia. These are classic signs of this complication of a blood clot.
What is a pulmonary embolism (PE)?
True or False: All blood clots are dangerous and need to be removed.
False. Some are small/stable and can be managed with meds.
This condition, characterized by high blood pressure, can increase the risk of clot formation due to its effect on blood vessels.
What is hypertension?
These devices help promote venous return and prevent clots in bedbound patients.
What are sequential compression devices (SCDs)?
A clot in an artery supplying the brain can cut off blood flow and result in this medical emergency.
What is an ischemic stroke?
This condition, when caused by a clot in the brain, is often presented with sudden weakness on one side of the body, difficulty speaking, or a loss of vision.
What is a stroke?
This is the average time it takes for the human body to form a blood clot after an injury.
What is 3-5 minutes?
Prolonged sitting during this common activity can increase the risk of DVT.
What is long-distance travel (like flying or car rides)?
This is the most important and easy non-pharmacologic intervention to prevent DVT in post-op patients.
What is early ambulation?
A clot in the veins of the spinal cord can lead to this serious complication, causing loss of motor function.
What is paralysis (spinal cord infarction)?
When a clot blocks blood flow to the brain, patients may experience this specific symptom, often described as a sudden inability to speak or understand speech.
What is aphasia or slurred speech?
This creature was historically used to treat blood clots by drawing blood and preventing clotting with its anticoagulant saliva.
What is a leech?
This chronic condition increases clot risk due to endothelial damage and altered blood flow.
What is diabetes?
Nurses should never do this action to a leg with suspected DVT, as it could cause clot dislodgement.
What is massage or vigorously rub the leg?
Your patient had a blood clot and you are in the process of discharge planning. What should you tell your patient they are at risk for due to having a previous blood clot.
What is another blood clot?
A rapid, irregular heart rhythm that puts a client at a higher risk for developing a clot.
What is A-Fib?
Name one situation where clot formation is actually beneficial.
What is wound healing and preventing excessive bleeding (normal hemostasis)?
This type of surgery is one of the highest risk procedures for post-op DVT.
What is orthopedic surgery (like hip/knee replacement)?
If a patient on heparin begins to bruise easily and has bleeding gums, this nursing priority should follow.
What is notify the provider and stop the medication (possible heparin-induced bleeding)?
A 55-year-old post-op patient suddenly becomes short of breath, tachycardic, and hypotensive. You suspect a PE. What complication are they at risk for if this isn’t treated immediately?
What is death?
What is the genetic mutation that requires prophylactic measures while in the hospital to prevent a clot because they often times will have no manifestations?
What is Factor V Leiden?
What is our professor's name?