Coumadin (Warfarin)
.jpg)
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)
|
Fun Stuff
|
