3. Acetylsaliylic & Clopidogrel .pdf

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