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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
Chemotherapy Agents with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
the most common cause of fluctuating INR values in
of fluctuating INR ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #INR #Chemotherapy ... #Increases #Decreases ... #Drug
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
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 # ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... tachycardia Calcium Channel ... effects of warfarin ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #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 ... #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
While certain drugs are used to control seizures, others can induce seizures in patients without a
induce seizures in ... seizure increases ... changes and/or ... #Pharmacology #Lower ... #Medications #Seizures
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... one post op Cardiology ... or death (CARP, DECREASE