Anticoagulant therapy is taking a medication to try to prevent the blood from coagulating (clotting). There are several anticoagulants Coumadin, Heparin, Lovenox, and aspirin (ASA).
Many disease states necessitate anticoagulation such as DVT (deep venous thrombosis), AMI (acute myocardial infarction), and polycythemia vera to name a few. AMI is a good example because if you are having a heart attack, what you have is a clot somewhere that is affecting normal blood flow to the heart. Commonly these thrombi are located in the coronary vasculature.
Depending on what the diagnosis is and how ill you are, will determine the correct medication and dose to accomplish the clinical goals. Also, depending on if you are an inpatient or outpatient, determines the correct course of therapy.
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