Heparin vs. Warfarin 🩸💊

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[00:00:00]Heparin versus warfarin quiz. First question, which one is not safe to take during pregnancy, heparin or warfarin?

[00:00:08]The answer is warfarin. Heparin is safe during pregnancy where warfarin is teratogenic and definitely not safe in pregnancy. All right, next is which anticoagulant has a rapid onset, heparin or warfarin? The answer is heparin. You can remember this by the memory trick, heparin happens fast within minutes where warfarin you have to wait. The effect is much slower and it could take 24 to 72 hours to take effect. All right, next question. Protamine sulfate is the antidote for heparin or warfarin?

[00:00:44]The answer is heparin. The antidote for heparin is protamine sulfate. You can remember this by the memory trick, you will need help from a pro to stop bleeding out where the antidote for warfarin is vitamin K. You can remember this by the memory trick, during war vitamin K kills warfarin. All right, next which anticoagulant cannot be given orally, heparin or warfarin?

[00:01:09]The answer is heparin. Heparin must be given IV or subQ, not orally where warfarin must be given orally. If you're struggling in pharmacology, quizzing yourself can really help find your knowledge deficits. You can do that with the complete NCLEX pharmacology flash cards. The link is in my bio. Happy studying future nurses.