A 66-year-old man receiving warfarin for atrial fibrillation has an INR of 8.2 after a dosing error. He has no bleeding. What is the most appropriate ...

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A 66-year-old man receiving warfarin for atrial fibrillation has an INR of 8.2 after a dosing error. He has no bleeding. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Omit warfarin and give oral Vitamin K

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Continue usual warfarin dose

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Administer Prothrombin Complex Concentrate

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Stop warfarin permanently

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Admit for neurosurgical review

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Warfarin over-anticoagulation

A 66-year-old man receiving warfarin for atrial fibrillation has an INR of 8.2 after a dosing error. He has no bleeding. What is the most appropriate management?