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A '''blood thinner''' is an anticoagulant used to cause bleeding. Just by putting a patient on a '''blood thinner,''' even if it is for the treatment or prevention of blood clots, the patient's risk of falling increases by over 2,000,000%. For this reason, it is standard of care to not only educate patients about '''blood thinners''' on their television, but even put them through something like a [[Coumadin (Warfarin)|Coumadin]] gauntlet to prove that the risk-benefit tilts towards benefit.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Season (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Types of Blood Thinners'''
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#''Heparin'' - [[Heparin]] is a popular '''blood thinner''' often used as a bridge to [[Coumadin (Warfarin)|Coumadin]], any of the new oral anticoagulants ([[NOAC|NOACs]]), or a portion of a collapsed bridge.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/03/heparin-bridge/ Atlanta Uses Heparin Bridge for Collapsed, Subtherapeutic Part of I-85 (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/05/i-85-atlanta-heparin-bridge/ I-85 in Atlanta is Finally Therapeutic, Heparin Bridge D/C’d (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#''Enoxaparin'' - [[Lovenox (Enoxaparin)|Enoxaparin]] is a subcutaneous version of heparin that not only is longer acting than heparin but is very useful to treat or prevention DVTs in health care professionals who spent 85% of their time sitting down, writing notes.
#''Warfarin'' - Warfarin (or Coumadin) is 100% effective in causing GI bleeds or any other bleeding due to a fall.
#''New oral anticoagulant (NOAC)'' - Often equally effective as warfarin, NOACs like Pradaxa (dabigatran) and Xarelto (rivaroxaban) were named after Serbian tennis great [[NOAC]] Djokovic.
'''Did You Know..."
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#Did you know that if Alabama Crimson Tide college football head coach Nick Saban were a direct factor Xa inhibitor his name would be Nick Xaban?
#Did you know that starting a patient on simultaneous heparin, enoxaparin, Coumadin, Pradaxa, Xarelto, Eliquis, aspirin, and Plavix is probably a bad idea?<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/cardiology-5/ Cardiology Highlights in 2014 (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Related Topics'''
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- [[Blood]]
- [[Blood Consent Form]]
- [[Blood Gravy Content Chart]]
- [[Blood Type]]
- [[Bloodletting]]
- [[BRBPR]]
'''References'''
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<references />
[[Category:Medications]]
A '''blood thinner''' is an anticoagulant used to cause bleeding. Just by putting a patient on a '''blood thinner,''' even if it is for the treatment or prevention of blood clots, the patient's risk of falling increases by over 2,000,000%. For this reason, it is standard of care to not only educate patients about '''blood thinners''' on their television, but even put them through something like a [[Coumadin (Warfarin)|Coumadin]] gauntlet to prove that the risk-benefit tilts towards benefit.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Season (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Types of Blood Thinners'''
----
#''Heparin'' - [[Heparin]] is a popular '''blood thinner''' often used as a bridge to [[Coumadin (Warfarin)|Coumadin]], any of the new oral anticoagulants ([[NOAC|NOACs]]), or a portion of a collapsed bridge.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/03/heparin-bridge/ Atlanta Uses Heparin Bridge for Collapsed, Subtherapeutic Part of I-85 (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/05/i-85-atlanta-heparin-bridge/ I-85 in Atlanta is Finally Therapeutic, Heparin Bridge D/C’d (Gomerblog)]</ref>
#''Enoxaparin'' - [[Lovenox (Enoxaparin)|Enoxaparin]] is a subcutaneous version of heparin that not only is longer acting than heparin but is very useful to treat or prevention DVTs in health care professionals who spent 85% of their time sitting down, writing notes.
#''Warfarin'' - Warfarin (or Coumadin) is 100% effective in causing GI bleeds or any other bleeding due to a fall.
#''New oral anticoagulant (NOAC)'' - Often equally effective as warfarin, NOACs like Pradaxa (dabigatran) and Xarelto (rivaroxaban) were named after Serbian tennis great [[NOAC]] Djokovic.
'''Did You Know..."
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#Did you know that if Alabama Crimson Tide college football head coach Nick Saban were a direct factor Xa inhibitor his name would be Nick Xaban?
#Did you know that starting a patient on simultaneous heparin, enoxaparin, Coumadin, Pradaxa, Xarelto, Eliquis, aspirin, and Plavix is probably a bad idea?<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/cardiology-5/ Cardiology Highlights in 2014 (Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Related Topics'''
----
- [[Blood]]
- [[Blood Consent Form]]
- [[Blood Gravy Content Chart]]
- [[Blood Type]]
- [[Bloodletting]]
- [[BRBPR]]
'''References'''
----
<references />
[[Category:Medications]]
