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hi would someone please confirm if we give heparin on admission and warfarin to all patients with m.i ? or just in special circumstances?
mtb3 does not mention anythin about heparin use ...and warfarin follow thru
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dear gloworm,
hep in only NON st seg elevation MIs. hep is best here.
if st elevation give hep but only aft thrombolytics.
re the warf.... hell i dunno... all i remember is u just put the poor guy on ASA.... nothin else re warf longterm comin to me....
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according to mtb2 ...
heparin should be given in the tx mi but only after thrombolytics...and he says no about warfarin use...
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great! thanks tor !!
hope ur well : )
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ok that clears it..thanks ...
anyone else who would like to contribute ,please do.
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according to uw:
anterior wall MI are associated with increased risk of arterial thromboembolism,therefore pts require full dose of heparin followed by 3months of warfarin therapy.
@adrian yes im well..doing ck and enjoying your comments(im loving it!!!)...take care...
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yeah thats what i have written down in ma notes too ,,,but mtb is not clear on this topic and got me confused....il check kaplan to reconfirm....thanks torsade..
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hmmm... so once again mtb and uw sort of contradict each other a bit... i bet we wont be asked controversial things.... thanks again tho for the info!
glad to have you around..! : )
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@adrian please check your email inbox