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| + | '''Coumadin''' (generic '''warfarin''') is an anticoagulant once used to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] rodents that is now used instead to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] humans.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/16620/ Study: Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk (Gomerblog)]</ref> Due to the laborious nature of monitoring and achieving a therapeutic [[PT/INR|INR]], 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> | ||
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| + | 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> It has 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 '''Coumadin'''.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation (Gomerblog)]</ref> | ||
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| + | '''Related Reading''' | ||
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| + | * [[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]] | ||
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| + | '''References''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 20 July 2017
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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]
Related Reading
- Aspirin 40 mg
- Baby Aspirin
- Blood
- Blood Thinner
- Blood Types
- Heparin Bridge
- Homan's Sign
- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression
- Let It Bleed (Album)
- Lixiana (Edoxaban)
- Lovenox (Enoxaparin)
- NOAC
- PT/INR
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Wells Score
References
- Jump up ↑ Study: Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk (Gomerblog)
- Jump up ↑ Coumadin Clinic Tired of Drawing Blood, Starts to Just Ballpark INR Results (Gomerblog)
- Jump up ↑ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Seasons (Gomerblog)
- Jump up ↑ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation (Gomerblog)
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