title: Putting a stop to thrombi.
abstract: Learn how anticoagulants and platelet-active drugs protect your patient from myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and other life-threatening thrombotic events.
authors: Continuing Education, Virtua Health, Marlton, NJ, USA.
authors: Annemarie
authors: A
authors: Palatnik
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000451:nursing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors