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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Warfarin-3

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Warfarin as follows: Be cautious about taking OTC vitamin supplements, as they contain vitamin K and can compromise the therapeutic effects of Warfarin. Consuming these OTC products with Vitamin K can result in clot formation. Do not discontinue taking this medication without recommendation by your doctor. Abrupt withdrawal from Warfarin intake can result in clot formation and consequent DVT, pulmonary embolism, and development of stroke. [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Warfarin-2

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Warfarin as follows: Maintain a close watch for symptoms of hypotension, such as, confusion and dizziness along with symptoms of anemia, such as, pale skin, exacerbation of shortness of breath, poor endurance, and fatigue. These symptoms in individuals taking Warfarin could be secondary to an undiagnosed internal bleed with loss of blood and should be immediately reported. Maintain strict compliance with intake of Warfarin as [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Warfarin-1

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Warfarin as follows: Patients taking Warfarin can present with nose bleeds at the slightest injury. Avoid excessive sneezing and nose picking, which can result in heavy nose bleeds. Also, avoid exposure to extreme cold climate, as the weather in cold seasons dry the mucus membrane out, thus damaging the integrity of nasal mucosa and resulting in nasal bleeds, that can be difficult to stop. Patients [...]

Contraindications for Using Warfarin

Patient was educated on contraindications for using Warfarin as follows: Warfarin is mainly metabolized by the liver. Individuals with history of compromised liver function cannot metabolize Warfarin and this can lead to increased blood levels of Warfarin for longer duration, leading to toxicity and episodes of bleeding. Warfarin should be avoided or used with extreme caution in such individuals. Warfarin is mainly excreted in the urine. Individuals with history of compromised renal functions tend to [...]

Side Effects of Warfarin Use-2

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Warfarin as follows: Internal bleeds Patients taking Warfarin can occasionally present with episodes of internal bleeding, resulting in coughing up of blood, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, red colored urine, bleeding per rectum that is either bright red or brown black in color. Hemorrhagic stroke Patients taking Warfarin can occasionally present with episodes of internal bleeding from cerebral blood vessels, resulting in episodes of headache, [...]