While my primary job aint tech, i play one in my spare time....and i thought BSD was losing mindshare, as well as boxen?? For Gods sake, why would someone choose BSD over linux????.
I suppose due to the less restrictive commercial license, but IBM is showing how to deal with that...
1st of all, blood thinners do not affect platlets. Heparin, and fractionated heparins such as fragmin affect a lab known as ptt or aptt, which is a measure of one branch of the clotting cascade. Coumadin affects one of the other branches, and is measured by pt. These agents may be used at the same time because of this. Coumadin is also known as warfarin, and is the main ingredient in many rodent poisons for this reason. Blood should be checked frequently while on heparin iv because it has a short half life, and can increase or decrease pt dramaticly. Neither are "clotbusters" For a simple DVT a 'clotbuster' drug is unlikely to be used for the simple reason that the risks are too great for the benefit. Surgical intervention is possible to remove the clot, as well as placement of a device called a greenfield filter, which is usually placed in the inferior vena cava to catch any emboli which are thrown as the clots break loose, they typically are used in patients who get thrombosis frequently for whatever reason.
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While my primary job aint tech, i play one in my spare time....and i thought BSD was losing mindshare, as well as boxen?? For Gods sake, why would someone choose BSD over linux????.
I suppose due to the less restrictive commercial license, but IBM is showing how to deal with that...
1st of all, blood thinners do not affect platlets. Heparin, and fractionated heparins such as fragmin affect a lab known as ptt or aptt, which is a measure of one branch of the clotting cascade. Coumadin affects one of the other branches, and is measured by pt. These agents may be used at the same time because of this. Coumadin is also known as warfarin, and is the main ingredient in many rodent poisons for this reason. Blood should be checked frequently while on heparin iv because it has a short half life, and can increase or decrease pt dramaticly. Neither are "clotbusters" For a simple DVT a 'clotbuster' drug is unlikely to be used for the simple reason that the risks are too great for the benefit. Surgical intervention is possible to remove the clot, as well as placement of a device called a greenfield filter, which is usually placed in the inferior vena cava to catch any emboli which are thrown as the clots break loose, they typically are used in patients who get thrombosis frequently for whatever reason.