Direct Thrombin Inhibitors (DTIs) made simple and clinically relevant! In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will help you master direct thrombin (Factor IIa) inhibitors—including the oral DTI dabigatran (Pradaxa) and key parenteral DTIs like bivalirudin (and where argatroban fits clinically, especially in the acute care setting)

You’ll learn how to:
- Where direct thrombin inhibitors work in the coagulation cascade
- How dabigatran works (mechanism of action), major indications, and high-yield adverse effects
- What to monitor, common drug interactions, and who is at higher bleeding risk
- Dabigatran reversal with idarucizumab (Praxbind)
- PCI anticoagulation and how DTIs show up in clinical practice (including HIT treatment concepts)

The goal = make medical education easy and clinically relevant.

Chapter Table of Contents
00:00 Intro: Direct Thrombin Inhibitors (Anticoagulants)
01:07 Roadmap: Drugs, Uses, Mechanism, Clinical Pearls
01:55 Agents Overview: Argatroban, Bivalirudin, Dabigatran (Acute vs Chronic)
03:01 Anticoagulant Comparison: Where DTIs Fit vs Heparins/Warfarin/Factor Xa
07:42 Indications: HIT, STEMI/PCI, AFib Stroke Prevention, VTE (DVT/PE)
11:46 Net Benefit: When DTIs Are Preferred (HIT, Antithrombin Deficiency)
14:42 Coagulation Cascade Refresher (Platelets vs Clotting Factors)
18:32 Mechanism: Direct Thrombin (Factor IIa) Inhibition
20:28 High-Yield Summary: No Antithrombin Needed + No PF4 Binding (No HIT)
22:05 Dabigatran Essentials: Prodrug + Renal Dose Considerations
28:15 Dabigatran Counseling: Dyspepsia, Storage, Don’t Open Capsules
31:04 Monitoring: aPTT/ACT + CBC/SCr/LFTs and Bleeding Surveillance

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