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Said: : "Hi, I used to give the 'a touch of clear tape' suggestion until someone on either this or another listserve reported having problems due to their infection control dept. or accreditation folks saying it was a 'no no' in clinical environme...
Said: : "You cannot use the i-STAT PT-INR to test any patients unless they are on Warfarin treatment. It can't be used for random checks on patients not known to be on therapy with Warfarin. We no longer do POCT INR in the ED, as we can't trust th...
Said: : "I put out new QC every 3 months with the date opened and the expiration date. Everyone has the same outdates. The only difference is our Express Care Units (2) which get QC sent when it's needed. They always record expiration! We have 1...
Said: : "Hi Karen! Can you tell me more about how they determine the patient is therapeutically anticoagulated? I know the INR will be elevated for a patient on Coumadin. But what about patients on NOCAs? INR isn't the appropriate way to measure...

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