What does an anticoagulation clinic do?
At the Anticoagulation Clinic we monitor your therapy closely to help prevent problems with your blood coagulation.
Coumadin (warfarin) is an anticoagulation medication, or “blood thinner,” that prevents harmful clots from forming or moving..
What happens at an anticoagulant clinic?
The Anticoagulant Clinic provides specialised care for patients taking oral anticoagulant medication to treat and prevent blood clots by offering a monitoring and advisory service.
Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots..
What is a anticoagulation management service?
The AMS is a service dedicated to caring for patients on anticoagulation which is a class of medications also referred to as “blood thinners”.
Our service is made up of pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and administrative personnel..
What is an anticoagulant clinic?
At the Anticoagulation Clinic we monitor your therapy closely to help prevent problems with your blood coagulation.
Coumadin (warfarin) is an anticoagulation medication, or “blood thinner,” that prevents harmful clots from forming or moving..
What is an INR clinic?
Managed by a specialist pharmacy team, our Anticoagulant Service monitors patients on warfarin and other oral anticoagulants.
Managed by a specialist pharmacy team, the Anticoagulant Service monitors patients on warfarin and other oral anticoagulants..
What specialty is anticoagulation?
Patients are referred to our service by a Brigham and Women's physician, usually the patient's primary care provider or a specialist such as a cardiologist or hematologist for management of anticoagulation therapy..
Why are anticoagulation clinics important?
Anticoagulation clinics were initially developed to provide safe and effective care for warfarin-treated patients with atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, and mechanical valve replacement.
Traditionally, these patients required ongoing laboratory monitoring and warfarin dose adjustment by expert providers..
- Our Anticoagulant Service is a nurse led community service which is responsible for the monitoring and management of people who take oral anticoagulant (blood thinning) drugs.
We work with patients, carers and other health care professionals to improve the safety of these patients. - Overview.
The Special Coagulation Laboratory provides comprehensive diagnostic testing and consultative services for physicians caring for patients with bleeding and clotting disorders and provides evaluation of abnormal coagulation tests. - The Anticoagulant Clinic provides specialised care for patients taking oral anticoagulant medication to treat and prevent blood clots by offering a monitoring and advisory service.
Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots.