Clinical Case Database / Category: Prescribing
Prescribing warfarin: everything you need to know
Publication details
Dr Charis Costopoulos MA MBBChir
Foundation Years Journal, volume 1, issue 2, p.60 (123Doc Education, London, May 2007)
Abstract
A 74-year-old retired builder presents to the medical assessment unit with a 2-day history of tiredness, weakness and dark stool. There is no history of weight loss, anorexia, dysphagia or change in bowel habit. Signifiant past medical history includes atrial fibrillation, for which he is receiving warfarin, and gastro-oesophageal reflex disease (GORD) but no previous history of peptic ulceration. Over the last 5 days he had also been receiving ciproflxacin for a presumed urinary tract infection (UTI). Examination demonstrates conjunctival pallor and melaena. Initial investigations reveal an Hb of 8.5 and an INR of 6.9. LFTs are normal.
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Authors
Dr Charis Costopoulos MA MBBChir (Corresponding author)
Academic Medicine FY2
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Addenbrooke’s Centre of Clinical Investigation (ACCI)
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
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