determine
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An 80-year-old man, who is taking warfarin because of a history of atrial fibrillation, presents to the emergency room with a syncopal episode. His stool has been black. His hemoglobin is 65 g/L and INR 7.2. Which one of the following is the best immediate approach to the management of raised INR?
1) vitamin K, 1 mg orally.
2) vitamin K, 10 mg intravenously
3) hold warfarin for 3 days
4) desmopressin (DDAVP)
5) 4 units of fresh frozen plasma
2 or 5? I guess it is mostly 5 because of syncopal episode?
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| mesh
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5.......and u have to give vit K as well....but initial step is to give FFP.....it takes around a week for vit K to normalise the INR.....
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| achilles
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FFP
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| yasmeen
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FFP I THINK VIT K IS GIVEN IM STILL ITS EMERGENCY FFP IS RIGHT
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| determine
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ok ordered FFP
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