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Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
Warfarin color-coded ... tablets, initial dosing ... INR targets #pharmacology ... #overview #review ... drugs #cardiology #warfarin
Comparison of oral anticoagulant agents (DOACS + Warfarin)

Reference: ENLS 2017 Pharmacotherapy. Neurocritical Care Journal.

#DOAC #Dosing #Oral
agents (DOACS + Warfarin ... #DOAC #Dosing #Oral ... #Anticoagulation ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Coagulation Cascade - Anticoagulant Targets
Here's the brief overview of where the main anticoagulants work on the
Here's the brief overview ... the cascade: - Warfarin ... Anticoagulant #Targets #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Managing warfarin ... INR Warfarin ... Over-anticoagulation ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #dosing
Warfarin to DOAC and DOAC to Warfarin Transitions 

Here are a couple of charts to help
Warfarin to DOAC ... and DOAC to Warfarin ... DOACs for easier dosing ... Transitioning #Anticoagulation ... #Pharmacology #
Xa Inhibitors - Apixaban and Rivaroxaban 
Oral Xa inhibitors are recommended by CHEST as first-line for
Fibrillation requiring anticoagulation ... Here is an overview ... of the dosing schemes ... #Rivaroxaban #Dosing ... #Pharmacology
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
patients on chronic anticoagulation ... For patients on warfarin ... clearance (calculated using ... may not require anticoagulation ... Management #Treatment #pharmacology
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
interact with warfarin ... Anti-inflammatory agents - All ... Gingko biloba, dong ... John's wort #Warfarin ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
BUT high-risk aPL ... pregnancy #Obstetrics #Anticoagulation ... Aspirin #LWMH #Dosing ... #Pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... /MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE