Anticoagulation Drugs
Nursing Considerations
WBC's
Sickle Cell Disease
100

Anticoagulants commonly interact with this drug.

Aspirin 

100

What is the normal PT value?

11-13 seconds

100

This cell is the first activated during an infection.

Neutrophils.

100

During sickle crisis this is the shape of RBC's.

Elongated, s-shaped RBC.

200

Heparin in this dose is commonly used for prevention of DVT at this dose.

5,000units 2-3 times per day

200

What is a therapeutic level of an INR?

2-3.5

200

Defends against parasites, also associated with allergic reactions.

Eosinophils. 

200

Treatment of vaso-occulsive crisis includes hydration, pain medication and this.

Oxygen.

300

What labs are monitored when a patient in on warfarin?

PT/INR

300

How often will you draw an aPTT if your patient is on a heparin drip?

6 hours

300

Important for phagocytosis. 

Monocytes.

300

Common signs of sickle cell include fatigue, joint pain and....

shortness of breath.

400

What is the antidote for warfarin?

Vitamin K

400

Your patient is being discharge on warfarin, what herbal supplements will you educate them to avoid?

garlic, ginkgo and St. John's wort

400

Release histamine and heparin. 

Basophils.

400

True/False: is sickle cell disease a genetic condition?

True.

500

How long will a patient need to continue LMWH's while transitioning to oral warfarin?

3-5 days

500

When would alteplase be administered?

Ischemic stroke, MI and in a lower dosage to unclog central lines. 

500

B- Cells, T-Cells and NK cells are examples of what?

Lymphocytes. 

500

Sickle cell disease in most prominent in which population?

African Americans. 1 in 12 will carry the sickle cell gene. 

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