1. Introduction |
- aim of this video |
- scene: a patient newly on oral anticoagulant therapy consults her GP and has questions |
2. General information about oral anticoagulation |
- Why do I have to take oral anticoagulants? |
- active agent: Phenprocoumon |
- Explanation of stroke |
- How long do I have to take oral anticoagulants? |
- How do I notice that my coagulation not sufficiently inhibited? |
3. Nutrition |
- Do I have to follow a special diet? |
- Which food contains a high amount of vitamin K (usual consumption quantity)? |
- Alcohol, coffee |
- Nutrition on holidays |
4. Drug-interactions & influences on OAT |
- Drug interactions, influence of non-prescription drugs (herbal drugs) |
- Discontinuation or prescription of a new drugs |
- Which non-prescription pain-killer is the safest in combination with oral anticoagulant therapy? |
5. Adherence |
- Monitoring |
- Coagulation test, meaning of Quick- and INR-level, therapeutic range |
- What should I do if I forgot a dosage? |
- Recognition of critical situations and how to react (e.g. bleeding, black stool) |
- In which situations should I mention that I receive oral anticoagulants? (e.g. pharmacy, dentist, injections) |
6. Summary of the main points |