Questions and CORRECT Answers
Vit. K - CORRECT ANSWER - given to reverse an elevated INR
protamine sulfate - CORRECT ANSWER - antidote for heparin
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) - CORRECT ANSWER - most common cause
of drug induced thrombocytopenia
hemostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - multi-step process of controlled blood clotting
aspirin, plavix - CORRECT ANSWER - example of an anti-platelet medication
warfarin (coumadin)
heparin
low-molecular-weight heparin
lovenox/fragmin - CORRECT ANSWER - example of an anticoagulant medication
green leafy vegetables, liver - CORRECT ANSWER - foods high in vit. K
age, immobility, smoking, BC - CORRECT ANSWER - risk factors associated with
excessive clotting
thrombocytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - medical term used to describe low platelet
count
fatigue
, bruising
black tarry stools
joint pain
changes in VS
patechiae - CORRECT ANSWER - signs and symptoms of bleeding
filter
IVC filter - CORRECT ANSWER - surgically placed in patients who cannot take
anticoagulants
ischemic stroke
hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - terms used to describe if a bleeding disorder
occurs in the head
pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER - blockage of pulmonary arteries by a
thrombus
thrombolytic therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - used to dissolve clots
idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) - CORRECT ANSWER - acquired
hemorrhagic disorder (often in children) characterized by low platelet counts, red/purple blotches
on skin and normal bone marrow with increased number of immature platelets or eosinophils
bleeding disorder: Hemophilia or von Willebrand's disease - CORRECT ANSWER -a
condition where one has an ability to produce specific clotting factors
hemophilia A or hemophilia B - CORRECT ANSWER - x-linked genetic bleeding
disorder affecting males