How are the effects of aspirin, warfarin, and low-molecular-weight heparin monitored? :icon_scratch: ___________________ Service to others is the rent that you pay for your room here on earth.
fero Forum Newbie
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02/09/05 - 05:44 PM
#2
PT ,, does a better job in monitering warfarin, PTT, to moniter heparin..... :idea:
md2besoon Forum Elite
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02/09/05 - 06:12 PM
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drvic Forum Elite
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02/09/05 - 08:29 PM
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for LMW heparin usually no monitoring is required. but if it is really required then you do Activated Factor Xa levels.
for warfarin you do INR.
for regular heparin it is PTT.
dunno about aspirin - never heard of monitoring for that one so far! maybe they do platelet function function studies or something to assess the effect on platelet aggregation...
maybe md2besoon can enlighten us! ___________________ say what you mean... and mean what you say...
md2besoon Forum Elite
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02/09/05 - 09:12 PM
#5
you right drvic <=D> warfarin PT, INR heparin PTT low-molecular-weight heparin exacly like you said aspirin prolongs bleeding time as we know, and as we know is not monitored with lab testing / ___________________ Service to others is the rent that you pay for your room here on earth.
SA Forum Elite
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02/10/05 - 12:03 AM
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I think that asprine can be monitored by bleeding time and platelet count but not sure I think I read it somewhere but don't remeber now :| ___________________ Wish best of luck to all users
tamriko Forum Elite
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02/10/05 - 05:16 AM
#7
Aspirin can be monitored with platelet time.
SA Forum Elite
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02/10/05 - 09:21 AM
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"tamriko" wrote: Aspirin can be monitored with platelet time.
I don't understand that can you explain it a bit? ___________________ Wish best of luck to all users
tamriko Forum Elite
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02/10/05 - 10:14 AM
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Aspirin prolongs the bleeding time, which is a measure of platelet function. I hope I'm clear now
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