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Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
initial dosing and INR ... targets #pharmacology ... #overview #review ... #medications #drugs ... #cardiology #warfarin
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
INR Warfarin ... response to the drug ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications
Common Medications with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
Warfarin is subject to the effects of drug interactions
Common Medications ... the effects of drug ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #INR #Increases ... #Decreases #Drug
Chemotherapy Agents with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
the most common cause of fluctuating INR values in
of fluctuating INR ... occurrence of drug ... commonly used medications ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #INR #Chemotherapy
Class III Antiarrhythmics - Potassium Channel Blockers - Indications and Side Effects
Amiodarone
 • Suppression of VT
Blockers - Indications ... a-flutter (when other drugs ... are contraindicated ... #Blockers #pharmacology ... #cardiology
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... GABA-mediated chloride ion channel ... GABA-mediated chloride ion channel ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Medications Used ... renin-angiotensin system are ... failure is chronic Drug ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
ACEI or ARB Initiation ... concurrent drugs ... >30% Increase In ... Reassess concomitant medications ... Initiation #monitoring #algorithm
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
exacerbations Drug ... have been a few changes ... the use of this medication ... it eosinophils are ... #Pharmacology #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
/MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... • Account for changes ... auto-transfusion and relief ... meds (e.g., ACE/ARB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology