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While receiving warfarin, INR levels should be regularly monitored by your healthcare provider
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Patient Education Last reviewed December 2021 What blood test do I need? To find out how fast your blood clots, a small amount of your blood will be tested
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The typical maintenance dose of warfarin is 2 mg to 10 mg once daily
When your INR and warfarin dose are stable, blood tests are often done every 2 to 4 weeks, sometimes longer
Your provider might ask you to skip a few doses of warfarin (Coumadin) so that the INR level can go back down
Warfarin is a medicine that is used to prevent or treat the formation of blot clots
* A baseline albumin level should be obtained for ALL new warfarin patients to guide therapy III
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Here are three tips to help you safely manage your vitamin K intake: 1
cranberry juice
The most common foods with high vitamin K are green leafy vegetables such as kale, collard greens, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce
If your warfarin level gets too low, you risk a dangerous blood clot
Self-testing: A patient purchases a point-of-care machine for home use
Applies to: warfarin and Tylenol (acetaminophen) Using acetaminophen together with warfarin is generally considered safe
Smoking marijuana may increase the blood levels and effects of warfarin
Therefore, warfarin indirectly reduces the synthesis of these clotting factors
10If the serum albumin level is low (such as in the nephrotic syn-drome), the free fraction of warfarin is increased, but so is its plasma clearance
Foods that contain more than 60 mcg per serving should be avoided in large portions
It's important that you eat foods containing vitamin K, so rather than leaving them out of your diet, make sure you eat similar amounts of them regularly