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'''Coumadin''' (generic '''warfarin''') is an anticoagulant once used to [[FileBell Biv DeVoe|poison]] rodents that is now used instead to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] humans.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/16620/ Study:Coumadin Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk (WarfarinGomerblog).jpg]</ref> Due to the laborious nature of monitoring and achieving a therapeutic [[PT/INR|350px|thumb|leftINR]], there has been a movement by Coumadin clinics to just [[Minnesota Twins|ballpark]] INR results.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/04/coumadin/ Coumadin Clinic Tired of Drawing Blood, Starts to Just Ballpark INR Results (Gomerblog)]</ref> 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 [http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Coumadin Channel], which was already breaking Nielsen ratings records beforehand.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Seasons (Gomerblog)]</ref> Ithas also led to the creation of [http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ Coumadin Gauntlet] by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in order to optimize selection of patients prior to initiation of ''s a good thing I'm on Coumadin'''.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation (Gomerblog)]</ref> '''Related Reading'''----* [[Aspirin 40 mg]]* [[Baby Aspirin]]* [[Blood]]* [[Blood Thinner]]* [[Blood Types]]* [http://gomerblog."'com/2017/03/heparin-bridge/ Heparin Bridge]* [[Homan's Sign]]* [[Intermittent Pneumatic Compression]]* [[Let It Bleed (Album)]]* [[Lixiana (Edoxaban)]]* [[Lovenox (Enoxaparin)]]* [[NOAC]]* [[PT/INR]]* [[Pulmonary Embolism]]* [[Wells Score]] '''References'''----<references />
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