Class of anticoagulant medications.
Defined as heparin salts having an average<unk><unk>  of less than 8000 Dalton<unk> s inhibit the coagulation process through binding to antithrombin which in turn inhibits activated factor X.<unk>  therapy is monitored by the anti-factor Xa assay (measures anti-factor Xa activity).
Cannot be acceptably measured using the partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated clotting time (ACT) tests.
Cannot be acceptably measured using the partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated clotting time (ACT) tests.
Low molecular weight heparin
Unfractionated heparin
Enoxaparin
Thrombolytics
Apixaban
Unfractionated heparin reversal
Fondaparinux
Anticoagulants