By Judith Hopfer Deglin, April Hazard Vallerand, Cynthia A. Sanoski

Author note: Judith Hopfer Deglin (with)
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Safety First!Davis’s Drug advisor for Nurses®, Fourteenth Edition grants all the info you must administer medicines appropriately around the lifespan—well-organized monographs for 1000's of wide-spread and hundreds of thousands of trade-name drugs.Life-saving information...at a glance!

It’s the drug consultant that often places protection first with extra high-alert insurance and sufferer safeguard details than the other drug consultant. pink tabs spotlight excessive alert medicinal drugs and purple capitalized letters name recognition to life-threatening unwanted side effects.

You’ll even have easy accessibility to drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-natural product interactions, Pedi, Geri, OB, and Lactation cautions, IV management subheads, Canadian-specific content material and a lot more.

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Also used in the management of myocardial infarction (MI) sequentially or in combination with thrombolytics and/or antiplatelet agents. Name /bks_53148_deglins_dg/53148_class 02/18/2014 08:37AM Plate # 0-Composite pg 37 # 9 ANTICOAGULANTS 37 General Action and Information Anticoagulants are used to prevent clot extension and formation. They do not dissolve clots. The two types of anticoagulants in common use are parenteral heparins and oral warfarin. Therapy is usually initiated with heparin or a heparin-like agent because of rapid onset of action, while maintenance therapy consists of warfarin.

Deficient knowledge, related to disease process and medication regimen (Patient/Family Teaching). Implementation Administer anticonvulsants around the clock. Abrupt discontinuation may precipitate status epilepticus. ● Implement seizure precautions. ● Patient/Family Teaching Instruct patient to take medication every day, exactly as directed. May cause drowsiness. Caution patient to avoid driving or other activities requiring alertness until response to medication is known. Do not resume driving until physician gives clearance based on control of seizures.

The two types of anticoagulants in common use are parenteral heparins and oral warfarin. Therapy is usually initiated with heparin or a heparin-like agent because of rapid onset of action, while maintenance therapy consists of warfarin. Warfarin takes several days to produce therapeutic anticoagulation. In serious or severe thromboembolic events, heparin therapy may be preceded by thrombolytic therapy. Low doses of heparin or heparin-like compounds and fondaparinux are mostly used to prevent deep vein thrombosis after certain surgical procedures and in similar situations in which prolonged bedrest increases the risk of thromboembolism.

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