NUR 259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Deep Vein Thrombosis, Vitamin K Antagonist, Atrial Fibrillation
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The body uses vitamin k to make clotting factors in the liver. It stops the coagulation process by blocking the formation of clotting factors in the liver that require vitamin k to form. Ii, vii, ix, x: when coagulation occurs a venous thromboembolism (vte) can occur. There are two types of vtes: deep vein thrombosis (dvt): this is where a clot forms within a vessel. It can break off and travel in circulation, and when it does this it is known as an . : embolism: most common type that happens is a pulmonary embolism. This is where the dvt broke off and traveled into circulation where it went to the lungs. An embolism can also cause a stroke or heart attack. It"s important to note anticoagulants do not dissolve or break up the clot. They just prolong how long it takes the blood to clot. Preventing or treating blood clots (dvt, pe etc. )
