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The two alternative names for warfarin.
What is Jantoven and Coumadin?
These are the brand names for apixaban, rivaroxaban, and edoxaban.
What is Eliquis, Xarelto, and Savaysa?
Generic names for Lovenox and Arixtra.
This oral anticoagulant must be dispensed in the manufacture's bottle.
What is Pradaxa?
The brand names for andexanet alfa, idarucizumab, and 4 factor PCC.
What is Andexxa, Praxbind, and Kcentra?
What are factors II, VII, IX, and X...and protein C and S?
This BBW states you should not use edoxaban if a patient's CrCL is above this value.
What is 95 ml/min?
What is heparin and LMWH?
What is dabigatrn?
Can idarucizumab be used to reverse bivalirudin? Why or why not?
What is No, and it is a monoclonal antibody designed specifically to bind dabigatran
WISN, or warfarin induced ____ _____ is characterized by microclots forming in the capillaries, causing blackening of the skin and high mortality rates.
What is warfarin induced skin necrosis?
For atrial fibrillation, a normal maintenance regimen of apixaban is 5 mg BID. Name the criteria for dose reduction.
Age > or = 80 years of age; weight < or = 60 kg, and Serum creatinine > or = 1.5 mg/dL
These parenteral anticoagulants may be used to treat heparin induced thrombocytopenia.
What is bivalirudin (off label), argatroban (labelled use), and fondaparinux (off label)
This oral anticoagulant may cause/or contribute to the development of osteoporosis with long term use.
What is warfarin?
Andexxa can be used to reverse these DOACs.
What are apixaban, rivaroxaban (both approved uses) and edoxaban (off label)
How long is 5 days? And what is 2 INRS within range taken 24 hours apart?
Name all DOACs which must be taken with food.
Rivaroxaban (dabigatran may be taken with food to reduce GI symptoms)
The correct initial dosing recommendation to treat VTE (venous thromboembolism) with unfractionated heparin and the lab which must be drawn in 6 hours to adjust therapy.
How much is 80 units/kg bolus followed by 18 units/kg/hr and what is aPTT?
If your patient experiences painful purple toes which blanch upon contact he or she may be experiencing ______ caused by the anticoagulant ______
What is purple toe syndrome and warfarin?
A patient has an INR of 10 and is without any signs of bleeding. Please specify an appropriate reversal agent, route of administration, and expected onset of action.
What is phytonadione, where is PO, and how long is 24 hours (some sources say full effects at 48 hours)
Name all strengths of warfarin tablets and corresponding colors
Hold DOACS for _____ hours perioperatively for low-bleeding risk procedures and ____ hours perioperatively for moderate-high bleeding risk procedures (assume normal renal function)
How long is 24 hours and 48 hours?
Many anticoagulants have a BBW to avoid use in patients receiving epidurals due to the risk of epidural hematomas which may cause paralysis. What is the preferred anticoagulant to use in a patient receiving an epidural?
What is unfractionated heparin?
All 4 Ts in the 4 T-score used to assess risk of heparin induced thrombocytopenia.
Which clotting factor is used to dose Kcentra? For example, if the dose is 25 units/kg. Which of the 4 clotting factors (listed in units) is used to dose the drug?
What is factor IX?