2007-05-03 10:31:02 · 10 answers · asked by Missphényle 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Warfarin is an anticoagulant administered orally (very rarely by injection) that inhibits the synthesis of clotting factors, thus preventing blood clot formation. Blood clots can occur in the veins of the lower extremities, usually after long immobility. The blood clots formed can break off and become lodged in the blood vessels of the lung (called pulmonary embolism), causing shortness of breath, chest pain, and even life-threatening shock. Blood clots can also occur in the atria of the heart during atrial fibrillation, and around artificial heart valves. One of these clots can also break off and obstruct a blood vessel in the brain, causing a stroke with paralysis. Warfarin can prevent the formation of blood clots, prevent extension of clots already formed, and minimize the risk of blood clot embolization to other vital organs such as the lungs and brain.
2007-05-03 11:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warfarin is an oral anticoagulat ( prevents blood from forming clots in side vessels)..
it interferes with the synthesis of some some cloting factors synthesised in the liver that depend on vitamin K... which are: factor 2, 7, 9 &b 10
used in as a prophylaxis and treatment of: venous thrombus,pulmonary embolism (clot in the veins of the lungs), and atrial flutter (when the upper chambers of the heart, the atria, "flutter" a risk for blood stagnation and hece clotting then might embolises to the brain causing a strok )
also used in the managment of myocardial infarction (heart mucsle deprived from blood and Oxygen)...and prophylaxis after prosthetic valvre replacemenet...
2007-05-03 10:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by white skull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warfarin (also known under the brand names of Coumadin, Jantoven, Marevan, and Waran) is an anticoagulant medication that is administered orally or, very rarely, by injection. It is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders
2007-05-03 10:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by CHAD M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the above posters are correct. A fib rather than A flutter is more common and most people with A fib are usually on warfarin.
2007-05-03 11:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by Doc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Blood Thinner
2007-05-03 10:35:33 · answer #5 · answered by Street V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rat Poison
2007-05-03 10:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
used to thin the blood e.g. people with atrial fibrillation or people who may have had dvts in the past. it prevents too much clotting which can be dangerous and cause dvts, pulmonary embolism or strokes. also a rat poison-causes them to bleed to death
2007-05-04 02:18:17 · answer #7 · answered by nads1a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An anticoagulant - meaning a drug that thins tthe blood.
It is also used as rat poison.
2007-05-03 10:35:52 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And rat poison. It kills the rats by thinning the blood to cause haemorrhages
2007-05-03 11:32:51 · answer #9 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
blood thinner
2007-05-03 11:51:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋