Sunday March 12, 2006
Power of Vitamin K
Q; In patients with Warfarin (Coumadin) , any dose more than ______ mg of Vitamin K will make reanticoagulation difficult.
Ans; 1 mg.
Previous Related Pearl: 7 Pearls of Vitamin K (phytonadione)
Reference:
Care of Patients Receiving Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy - S Schulman, - Volume 349:675-683, Aug 14 '03
