Question 1

what is the most common thrombolytic agen?

Accepted Answer

TPA (alteplase): Tpa (alteplase) or tissue plasminogen activator is the most common thrmbolytic given.

Question 2

what are  anti-thrombolytic stockings?

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Anti-throbotic: These are stockings that help you from getting blood clots in legs called dvts

Question 3

how are thrombolytic drugs administered?

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Usually iv: Usually from a peripheral iv. Sometimes can be given directly into artery with a catheter.

Question 4

what are the differences between anticoagulants and thrombolytic agents?

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Clot busters vs prev: Throbolytics dissolve clots and blood thinners prevent new clots from forming.

Question 5

what  is thrombolytic therapy?

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Clot busters: It is therapy for a stroke or other clot where an enzyme that breaks down the clot is injected, either intravenously or more directed into the clot itself to break it up.

Question 6

what does thrombolytic therapy involve?

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An iv infusion: In regard to stroke only, thrombolytic therapy can be given by IV in the first 4.5 hours after the onset of symptoms. Exclusionary criteria must be met. In certain situations thrombolytic therapy is administered intra-arterially via a catheter. This procedure is performed in more specialized stroke centers and is not  fda approved. It is very effective in the appropriately selected individuals.

Question 7

are there alternative names for thrombolytic therapy?

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Blood thinners: Yes, it is called also blood thinners that prevent the blood to making thrombus inside the blood vesseles.

Question 8

what is the difference between anticoagulants and thrombolytic drugs?

Accepted Answer

Prevent or treat: Anticoagulants PREVENT clots from forming
Thrombolytic drugs DISSOLVE clots that have been formed.
Both drugs can be associated with bleeding problems. In general the risk of bleeding is greater with thrombolytics than it is with anticoagulants

Question 9

please advise what is the difference between anticoagulants and thrombolytic agents?

Accepted Answer

In a nutshell: Here's the simple answer: anticoagulants prevent clots. Thombolytics dissolve them.

Question 10

what will happen during thrombolytic therapy?

Accepted Answer

Disolve a blood clot: An ischemic stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking a major artery in the brain. The effect of t-pa is to dissolve clots so that blood flow can be restored and viable brain tissue may be saved.  T-pa, when introduced into the systemic circulation, binds to the fibrin protein threads of a thrombus and converts the enmeshed plasminogen to plasmin, initiating local fibrinolysis.

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