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COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED MEDICATIONS THAT INCREASE OR DECREASE WARFARIN’S INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR)

#Pharmacology #Warfarin #Medications #Interactions #INR
THAT INCREASE OR DECREASE ... Interactions #INR #Increases ... #Decreases #Drug
Common Medications with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
Warfarin is subject to the effects of drug interactions
Interactions #INR #Increases ... #Decreases #Drug
Chemotherapy Agents with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
the most common cause of fluctuating INR values in
#Chemotherapy #Increases ... #Decreases #Drug
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Elevation == Decreased ... Laboratory #Increase #Decrease
Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
Dehydration, Decreased ... Factors #Affecting #Decreased
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology and Benefits in Sickle Cell Disease
 • Decreases number of pain crises (
Cell Disease • Decreases ... 4.5 vs. 2.4) • Decreases ... organ benefit and decreased
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Dexamethasone • Decrease ... vasogenic edema • Decrease ... Nifedipine • Decreases
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
pressure, which can decrease ... Both can decrease ... larger VT and decreases ... In CHF, decreases ... In COPD, decreases
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
limbic circuitry -> Decreased ... SAM) pathway -> Decreased ... Thyroid Activity -> Decreased ... thyroid activity -> Decrased ... receptor activity -> Decrease
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Spectrum of Response
Non-response:
 • Histology: Persistent eosinophilia, ≥ 15 eos/hpf
 • Symptoms:
symptoms, <30% decrease ... findings, <30% decrease ... • Symptoms: Decreased ... symptoms, 30-90% decrease ... resolution, >90% decrease