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Side Effects of Warfarin Use-1

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Warfarin as follows: Nausea and vomiting These are some of the most common side effects of Warfarin. Taking Warfarin with some food can minimize the effects of nausea and vomiting. Anaphylaxis A rare, but serious anaphylactic response can occur for Warfarin. Patients can present with extreme itching and rash, swelling of the face and throat, dizziness, bronchoconstriction, and difficulty breathing. This is an emergency and medical [...]

How to Take Warfarin

Patient was educated on how to take Warfarin as follows: Maintain strict compliance with intake of Warfarin as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication. Noncompliance with this recommendation can result in episodes of bleeding or clot formation. So, do not change your dose of Warfarin, without your doctor’s recommendation. Take Warfarin pill with or without food along with a full 8 oz. glass of water. Taking the [...]

Warfarin and Mechanism of Action

Patient was educated on Warfarin and its mechanism of action as follows: Warfarin is an anticoagulant inhibiting some proteins that help clotting. Warfarin inhibits Vitamin K dependent factors, II, VII, IX, and X, along the coagulation pathway. Warfarin helps individuals with atrial fibrillation, by preventing formation of clot and consequent stroke. Inhibition of clot formation also offers protection against deep venous thrombosis, consequent development of pulmonary embolism and episodes of myocardial infarction and chest pain. [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Vancomycin-3

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Vancomycin as follows: Compliance with blood work ordered to monitor serum potassium and magnesium ions is mandatory, as Vancomycin in individuals with disturbances in serum potassium and magnesium ions can induce life-threatening cardiac arrest. Evenly space out the doses of the antibiotic and take the dose at the scheduled time every day. Keeping to the schedule helps with maintaining a constant level of the antibiotic [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Vancomycin-2

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Vancomycin as follows: Observe compliance with the Vancomycin trough lab ordered, once a week, which helps to determine the dose and the appropriate timing between individual doses of the antibiotic. This helps to assure that the therapeutic concentration of the antibiotic is always maintained in the blood. Watch closely for development of any opportunistic infections, such as, oral candidiasis with white patches in the mouth, [...]