№ 29Cardiology15 min read

Anticoagulant therapy and monitoring

1. Big picture

Anticoagulants prevent and treat fibrin-rich thrombi, especially in venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, atrial fibrillation-related embolic stroke prevention, mechanical valves, and intracardiac thrombus. The examiner wants you to know four things:

Which anticoagulant to choose
How to monitor it
When it is contraindicated
How to reverse it in bleeding

Core exam distinction:

Situation	Main treatment logic

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