A 55-year-old female with a heart valve replacement.Ĭ. A 45-year-old male patient with alcoholism and an active GI ulcer.ī. Which patients below are NOT candidates for Warfarin (Coumadin)? Select all that apply:Ī. These clotting factors are: 2, 7, 9, and 10 (II, VII, IX, X)ĥ. Warfarin (Coumadin) affects FOUR clotting factors that require vitamin K to form.
Select below ALL the clotting factors this medication affects: Warfarin (Coumadin) affects the formation of certain clotting factors. It is very common that a patient will be on Heparin while taking Warfarin until INR levels are therapeutic.Ĥ. It takes about 3-5 days of scheduled doses to start achieving a therapeutic INR level. Warfarin (Coumadin) does NOT start working immediately. This can lead to a pulmonary embolism, heart attack, or stroke. If the blood clot becomes bigger it may break off and travel in blood circulation. It prevents blood clots from forming, and if one is present, it will help prevent it from becoming bigger. Warfarin (Coumadin) does NOT dissolve blood clots. “This medication starts working immediately after the first dose.” “This medication will help prevent the blood clot from becoming bigger in size.”ĭ. “This medication will prevent another blood clot from forming.”Ĭ. “This medication will help dissolve the blood clot.”ī. Which statements by the family member require you to re-educate them about how this medication works? Select all that apply:Ī. You’re educating a patient’s family member about Warfarin (Coumadin) and how it is used to treat blood clots. This is why this drug is part of the Vitamin K antagonist family.ģ.
Warfarin (Coumadin) stops the coagulation process by blocking the formation of clotting factors in the liver that require Vitamin K to form. “It stops the coagulation process by blocking the formation of clotting factors in the liver that require Vitamin K to form.” “It binds to antithrombin and reverses the clotting process.”ĭ. “It increases the production of Factor Xa, which blocks thrombin and decreases the clotting process.”Ĭ. “It inhibits the formation of thrombin and fibrin in the clotting process.”ī. Which statement below BEST describes how Warfarin (Coumadin) works as an anticoagulant?Ī. Warfarin (Coumadin) is an anticoagulant that belongs to the Vitamin K antagonists.Ģ. What family of anticoagulant medications does this drug belong to? (NOTE: When you hit submit, it will refresh this same page.
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