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Blood and Blood Form
Pharmacy medications
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blood: definition | a mixture of water, cells, proteins, and dissolved salts. |
| iron deficiency anemia | anemia due to decrease in circulating blood cells and resulting in decreased delivery of oxygen to bdoy tissues |
| megaloblastic anemia | anemia due to increased circulation of immature abnormal red blood cells resulting in decreased delivery of oxygen to body tissues |
| anticoagulants | anti-clotting medications |
| indications of anticoagulants | deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, atrial fibrillation with embolism, prophylaxis of systemic emboli after myocardial infarction |
| side effects of anticoagulants | excessive bleeding |
| warfarin | coumadin |
| enoxaparin | lovenox |
| danapariod | orgaran |
| dalteparin | fragmin |
| anisindione | miradon |
| Indications for homeostatics | Treatment of excessive bleeding (e.g. surgical bleeding, hemophilia, vitamin K deficiency) |
| Gelatin | Gelfoam |
| Thrombin | Thrombinar |
| Aminocaproic acid | Amicar |
| Phytonadione | Mephyton (Vitamin K) |
| Factor VII | Monoclate |
| Aprotinin | Trasylol |
| Tranexamic | Cyklolapron |
| Antithrombotics Indication | To decrease platelet aggregation (stickiness) and to decrease unwanted clot formation (e.g. heart attack prevention) |
| Asprin | Anacin, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin |
| Dipyridamole | Persantine |
| Clopidogrel | Plavix |
| Ticlopidine | Tilcid |
| Thrombolytics Indications | To dissolve existing blood clotsTo decrease the muscle damage associated with heart attacksTo treat Pulmonary Emboli |
| Thrombolytics Side Effects | Excessive Bleeding |
| TPA | Alteplase |
| Streptokinase | Streptase |
| APSAC | Eminase |
| TPA | Activase |
| Reteplase | Retevase |
| Urokinase | Abbokinase |
| Hemorrheologic Agents Indications | Intermittent Claudication-severe cramping in legs |
| Hemorrheologic Agents Side Effects | Nausea/VomitingDizziness |
| Pentoxifylline | Trental |
| Antianemics Indications | To treat caused by iron or vitamin deficiencies (eg. megaloblastic anemia) |
| Patient Information Antianemics | Take with meals to avoid stamach upset |
| Side effects of antianemics | diarrhea, constipation, nausea, vomitting |
| Colony stimulating factor definition | stimulate production of blood cells |
| Filgrastim | Neugpogen |
| precaution for Neupogen | must be refrigerated |
| Iron Sulfate | Slow-Fe |
| Thiamine | Vitamin B1 |
| Cyanocobalamin | Vitamin B-12 |