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Tag: Epistaxis

  • Minor Cuts and Nosebleeds on Anticoagulants

    When a patient on warfarin bleeds more than usual it is, of course, important to make sure that the INR is not supra-therapeutic.  And, if the INR is too high, warfarin therapy needs to be adjusted and other treatment (vitamin K, etc) may have to be employed depending on the degree of INR elevation and…

  • Minor Cuts and Bleeding on Blood Thinners

    When a patient on warfarin bleeds more than usual it is important to make sure that the INR is not above the desired (therapeutic) range.  If the INR is too high, i.e. the blood is too thin, warfarin may have to be interrupted; if it is very high vitamin K sometimes has to be given…