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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... spironolactone Warfarin ... effects of warfarin ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #cardiology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Early warfarin therapy ... Supratherapeutic warfarin ... Decreased factor ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Pulmonary disease • Drugs ... Antiarrhythmic drugs ... indications ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
autoimmune conditions, medications ... idiopathic, and medications ... malignancies, and drugs ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... • Serotonergic drugs ... tachycardia due to decreased ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... one post op Cardiology ... or death (CARP, DECREASE ... V trials) • BUT ... stratification #diagnosis