Antiplatelets Acetylsalicylic & Clopidogrel PDF
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This document provides information on antiplatelet drugs, specifically acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and clopidogrel, explaining their mechanism of action and uses in preventing blood clots, including cases of heart attack and stroke.
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Antiplatelets Acetylsalicylic & Clopidogrel Drug name: A C A C ASPIRIN CLOPIDOGREL HESI KEY TERM:...
Antiplatelets Acetylsalicylic & Clopidogrel Drug name: A C A C ASPIRIN CLOPIDOGREL HESI KEY TERM: ANTI CLOT ASPIRIN CLOPIDOGREL (Salicylic Acid) Use for post - PCI - percutaneous coronary intervention ASPIRIN IX AV PL KEY Numbers HGB < 7 MOA: Hgb < 7 = HEAVEN Platelets: (normal 150 – 400K) 150,000 - 400,000 They prevent the platelets from - Less than 150,000 NOTIFY HCP !!! aggregating together. Sort of - Less than 50K VERY RISKY!! ! Spreading platelets out from each other. * These meds SHOULD NOT decrease plt levels < 150,000 < 50,000 Memory Trick: COMMON QUESTION Don’t let ANTI PLATELETS Platelet count of 75,000 … or 40,000 CLOPIDOGREL NCLEX TRICK YOU PRIORITY? PLT 1. HOLD the DRUG IRN & PT T IRN & They LOWER platelet aggregation, so we have 2. Question the prescription ASPIRIN PTT 3. NOTIFY the Health Care provider less chances of them sticking together. A nti C logging Aspirin Toxicity: HESI & ATI Exit Exams KEY SIGNS of Aspirin toxicity Indication: Treatment: Tinnitus Activated Charcoal Hyperventilation Mainly for Clot prophylaxis KEY TERM: Notify the HCP Initial treatment of salicylate (Aspirin) toxicity Heart: MI / CVA prevention Narrowed arteries - ACS (heart) - TIA (brain) - PAD (extremities) Activated Charcoal Prevention of stent/bypass re-occlusion ATI Question Long term aspirin “Assess for tinnitus” ASPIRIN ACS TIA PAD Notes