Anticoagulation Drugs
Anticoagulants commonly interact with this drug.
Aspirin
You have pernicious anemia and need to increase your intake of the following foods:
Milk, Eggs and Fish
What is the normal PT value?
11-13 seconds
This cell is the first activated during an infection.
Neutrophils.
During sickle crisis this is the shape of RBC's.
Elongated, s-shaped RBC.
Heparin in this dose is commonly used for prevention of DVT at this dose.
5,000units 2-3 times per day
These patients are at higher risk for folate anemia due to decreased uptake of folate in the liver.
What is a therapeutic level of an INR?
2-3
Defends against parasites, also associated with allergic reactions.
Eosinophils.
Treatment of vaso-occulsive crisis includes hydration, pain medication and this.
Oxygen.
What labs are monitored when a patient in on warfarin?
PT/INR
Fatigue, Dyspnea, Pallor and this are all symptoms of and anemia.
How often will you draw an aPTT if your patient is on a heparin drip?
every 4-6 hours
Important for phagocytosis.
Monocytes.
Common signs of sickle cell include fatigue, joint pain and....
shortness of breath.
What is the antidote for rivaroxaban and apixaban?
Andexxa
Indirect testing for iron stores includes ferritin and which other two?
Transferrin Saturation, Total Iron Binding Capacity
Your patient is being discharge on warfarin, what herbal supplements will you educate them to avoid?
garlic, ginkgo and St. John's wort
Release histamine and heparin.
Basophils.
True/False: is sickle cell disease a genetic condition?
True.
How long will a patient need to continue LMWH's while transitioning to oral warfarin?
5 days
Lead poising and insufficient dietary intake can lead to this anemia in children.
Iron deficiency anemia.
When would alteplase be administered?
Ischemic stroke, MI and in a lower dosage to unclog central lines.
B- Cells, T-Cells and NK cells are examples of what?
Lymphocytes.
Sickle cell disease in most prominent in which population?
African Americans. 1 in 12 will carry the sickle cell gene.