HemOnc
Missed Concepts
- For supratherapeutic INR in a patient on Warfarin, if INR <4.5, can hold Warfarin for 1-2 days then recheck and resume, if INR 4.5-10, give 1-2.5 mg PO vitamin K.
- The biggest drawback of IVC filters is that they double the risk of DVT
- Factor V Leiden accounts for about 50% of hereditary thrombophilia.