MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'anticoagulant'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411481&cid=t_123222_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F28%2Fnursing-times-2010-vol-107-no-3%2F This article comprises of a short briefing on safe and effective care for patients on anticoagulant therapy. Contact the Library for a copy of this article Filed under: Journals Tagged: Anticoagulant Therapy, Cardiac Thromboembolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Drug Therapy, Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombophilia, Venous Thromboembolism (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411481 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:57:57 +0100 4411481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306783&cid=t_123222_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsystemic-lupus-erythematous-sle%2F Pathophysiology 1) systemic disorder with tissue damage secondary to autoantibodies and immune complex deposition 2) cause is unknown but likely requires an environmental stimulus (example is ultraviolet light) in presence of many susceptibility genes Signs and Symptoms 1) butterfly rash on face 2) short hairs in frontal scalp (”lupus hairs”) 3) “carpet tack” skin lesions 4) pericarditis 5) pericardial effusions 6) pleurisy 7) pleural effusions focal or diffuse proliferative nephritis 9) abdominal pain 10) blindness 11) fatigue (often debilitating) 12) cognitive dysfunction (”lupus cerebritis”) 13) subcutaneous nodules 14) puffiness of hands and feet 15) swan-neck deformities of fingers Characteristic Test Findings Laboratory – 1) anti-ANA antibo... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306783 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:54:46 +0100 3306783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556680&cid=t_123222_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F322982346%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesGenomic Medicine: An Educational Resource from Helix HealthMore Education Decreases the Risk of Death Gene Genie #32 - Googling the GenieNirvana in the Right Hemisphere: A Stroke of InsightChiropractic Adjustments and Artery Dissection: Is Your Neck in Safe Hands? (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556680 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:56:07 +0100 1556680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1316624&cid=t_123222_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2008%2F3%2F20%2Fthe-heparin-files-the-plot-thickens.html This article was written yesterday, Wednesday March 19, 2008. Today, the New York Times published this article: “Heparin Discovery May Point to Chinese Counterfeiting”. Did we score a scoop, or what! (Source: The Doctor Weighs In) The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1316624 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:30:38 +0100 1316624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1074989&cid=t_123222_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F196150581%2Fbivalirudin_lowers_bleeding_ri.html Bivalirudin, brand name Angiomax, a "direct thrombin inhibitor", is used to prevent blood clots and keep blood flowing freely during cardiac procedures such as bypass surgery. In a study funded by The Medicines Company of Parsippany, N.J. and the Danish company Nycomed, which have each helped develop bivalirudin, researchers found that the drug not only reduced the incidences of excess bleeding that can sometimes be associated with anticoagulant use but that it was also less expensive than older anticoagulants. Older drugs, called GP llb/lla inhibitors, act on platelets, the blood cells involved in clotting, whereas bivalirudin acts directly on clotting molecules such as thrombin."We had a lot of success reducing complications with this class of drug," said study co-res... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1074989 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:00:19 +0100 1074989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654449&cid=t_123222_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Fislet-transplantation-improves-with-drug-combination%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, ResearchIslet transplantation is an exciting frontier of diabetes research as it can reverse diabetes. A recent study from researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton showed promising results when a combination of intensive insulin and heparin is used to garner better success of islet transplantation from a single donor. Due to inefficiencies in islet harvest, islet transplants usually require harvesting from more than one donor. Not only does the drug combination yield more islets from a single donor, early results suggest patients receiving islets from one donor realize longer insulin independence. Study researchers hypothesized heparin, an anticoagulant, could prevent damage from clotting, while intensive insulin could relieve stress and inflamm... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654449 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 654449