The physician decides not to administer an antidote, and M.M. is monitored closely. Four hours later, the
aPTT is 40 seconds.
The next day the physician's orders read, "Warfarin (Coumadin) 2.5 mg PO, PT/INR in am;
D/C heparin.
" What is wrong with these orders?
What will be an ideal response?
It will take at least 3 days for warfarin (Coumadin) to reach therapeutic levels. The gold standard
for venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment is to continue overlap therapy (parenteral and
oral anticoagulant therapy) for a minimum of 5 days. Then the parenteral anticoagulant can be
discontinued if the INR is above 2 . The PT/INR is usually drawn daily even though it might take
several days until it is in the therapeutic range. The heparin should be monitored by aPTT levels, and
the dose calculated according to results.
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