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ANTI COAG MANAGEMENT
Question | Explanation |
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Day 3 with the following INRs what should you do <1.5 1.5-1.9 2.0-3.0 >3.0 | Increase dose by 25% No dose change Decrease dose by 50%-75% Omit dose |
Day 4 with the following INRs what should you do <1.5 1.5-1.9 2.0-3.0 >3.0 | Increase dose by 25%-50% No dose change or increase by 25% Decrease dose by 25% Omit dose or decrease by 50% |
Day 5 with the following INRs what should you do <1.5 1.5-1.9 2.0-3.0 >3.0 | Increase dose by 25%-50% Increase dose by 10%-25% No dose change or decrease by 10%-25% Omit dose or decrease by 25%-50% |
When do you give anticoagulants(Hint specific disease States;HAMPAH VV I put my clothes in the hamper to visit for vacation) | Atrial fibrillation Venous thromboembolism (VTE)** Valvular heart disease Hypercoagulable states Major surgery Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH |
What is the relationship between INR monitoring and Warfarin Dose Adjustments for Warfarin maintenance? | A laboratory test INR, should be monitored daily within a week and if any changes need to be made, there needs to be a change on the 3rd or 4th day. |
What is the relationship between INR monitoring and Warfarin Dose Adjustments for initiating Warfarin | Patients should be started on |
With INR <1.4 for the week you should... | Increase the dose 10-20% |
With an INR 1.5-1.9 for the week you should | increase the dose 5- 10 % |
With an INR of |