Strategies for Reversal of Warfarin Following Acute Bleed
A patient with altered mental status presents via EMS after being found by family. She has a medical history significant for hypertension, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation for which she receives oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention. After the initial workup comes back negative, a computed tomographic scan of the brain is performed and the patient is found to have a large intraparenchymal hemorrhage that extends into the ventricles.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - Category: Nursing Authors: Brian W. Gilbert, Tessa Reynolds, Joel B. Huffman, Katherine Hall Tags: Pharm/Tox Corner Source Type: research
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