High-Alert Medications Flashcards
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Terms in this set
- Insulin A hormone given to lower blood glucose in diabetes mellitus.
- Heparin An anticoagulant that potentiates antithrombin to prevent clot formation.
- Warfarin An oral anticoagulant that inhibits vitamin K-dependent clotting factors; used to prevent thromboembolic events.
- Digoxin A cardiac glycoside that slows and strengthens the heartbeat; used in heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
- Acetaminophen A non-opioid analgesic and antipyretic.