Difference between revisions of "Coumadin (Warfarin)"

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"It's a good thing I'm on Coumadin..."

Coumadin (generic warfarin) is an anticoagulant once used to poison rodents that is now used instead to poison humans.^[1] Due to the laborious nature of monitoring and achieving a therapeutic INR, there has been a movement by Coumadin clinics to just ballpark INR results.^[2]

A landmark study on April 3, 2016 showed that starting a person an anticoagulant like Coumadin immediately increases their risk of falls 120-fold with head trauma "almost guaranteed." Since this study, hospital administrators have a noted a spoke in viewership of the in-hospital, closed-circuit Coumadin Channel, which was already breaking Nielsen ratings records beforehand.^[3] It has also led to the creation of Coumadin Gauntlet by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in order to optimize selection of patients prior to initiation of Coumadin.^[4]

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References

1. Jump up ↑ Study: Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk
2. Jump up ↑ Coumadin Clinic Tired of Drawing Blood, Starts to Just Ballpark INR Results
3. Jump up ↑ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Seasons
4. Jump up ↑ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation

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