by Eric Christianson | Nov 6, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Vitamin K (or Mephyton or phytonadione for you A+ healthcare providers) is the reason why someone on Coumadin should try to keep a consistent diet. Big changes in intake of vitamin K can cause an INR to fluctuate. The more vitamin K intake someone has the more INR...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 5, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Coumadin is a high risk medication as I mentioned in one of the previous night’s posts. I have the opportunity to frequently review medication errors at dozens of healthcare facilities. Coumadin is a tricky drug to dose and because of this, can sometimes require odd...
by Eric Christianson | Nov 1, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
hat clot in the heart, big deal…yes, it is. It’s not terribly problematic when the clot is in the heart, the problem comes when that clot breaks loose. The clot breaks loose and the way I picture it is like a marble through a tube. The only problem is the tube...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 31, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
Coumadin inhibits clotting factors 2,7,9,10 in the body. These clotting factors are actually produced mainly by the liver and obvious promote the production of a “clot” or blood clot. Let’s take the example of Afib – in this condition, because of a change in the...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2013 | Cardiovascular Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
I have got to post about Coumadin, I’ve been procrastinating long enough! It is probably one of the top 10 high risk/high reward drugs on the market. Often used to prevent strokes, blood clots etc. (obviously devastating problems), it can certainly increase the risk...
by Eric Christianson | Oct 29, 2013 | Gastrointestinal Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls, Medication and Disease State Clinical Pearls For Pharmacists
This is an example I see all too often – Resident gets started on a medication that is known to cause GI type side effects, like nausea, heartburn, ulcer etc. Some classic examples of meds that can cause stomach irritation or other GI issues are NSAIDs like...
