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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 ... yield dramatic changes ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #Decreases #Drug
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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 ... #monitoring #algorithm
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
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... • Avoid Warfarin ... • Account for changes ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... one post op Cardiology
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
CAD Management Algorithm ... ARB: if ACE inhibitor ... controlled by above medications ... nitrates, calcium channel ... #cardiology