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What is the action of anticoagulants?
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interfere with blood clotting by preventing clot formation
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What are anticoagulants used for?
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DVT, PE, MI, open heart surgery, disseminated intravascular clotting syndrome; atrial fibrilation of embolization, transfusion, and dialysis
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What are some of the most common side effects of anticoagulants?
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diarrhea, rash and fever
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What are the most serious adverse reactions to anticoagulants?
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hemorrhage, agranulocytosis, leukopenia, eosinophilia, and thrombocytopenia
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What are the contraindications of anticoagulants?
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persons with hemophilia and related disorders, leukemia with bleeding, PUD, thrombocytopenic purpura, blood dyscrasias, acute nephritis and subacute bacterial endocarditis
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What are the precautions for the use of anticoagulants?
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alcoholism, geriatric patients and pregnancy
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What is the therapeutic response to anticoagulants?
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decrease of DVT
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What is a priority assessment for people on anticoagulants?
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BP; watch for increasing signs of hypertension
bleeding gums, petechiae, ecchmosis, black tarry stools hematuria fever, skin rash, urticaria |
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What is the clue that lets you know a generic MIGHT be an anticoagulant?
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- arin suffix
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