Anticoagulants are medications that stop the blood from thickening as rapidly or as efficiently as normal. Anticoagulants medicines people referred to as blood thinners. However, the blood is made any thinner or the medicine make it more dilute. The blood thinners just prevents the blood from clotting. Anticoagulants are given to patient to treat and avoid blood from clotting in the blood vessels. Blood that clumps or clots, can block blood vessels and hinder the blood flow in the artery and in the vein. If the blood vessels is blocked then the artery stops the flow of the blood and oxygen from spreading to the major organs of the body such the heart, brain or lungs. If blood and oxygen flow does not reach or spread to the important major
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For ages now, many Health Care Providers prescribes anticoagulant medicines such as Warfarin also known as Coumadin to prevent clot from forming, developing, and dislodging through the blood vessels. Recently, a newer medications for anticoagulant has been prescribed and now are now popular and more convenient than Warfarin, the drugs are “Xarelto, Eliquis and Pradaxa”, and they are considered to be much safer than Warfarin. (News Medical: Life Sciences and Medicine, …show more content…
Again, when patient has more selections of what to eat, they will most likely be in compliant with their regimen. Examples of dairy products are milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream. “Incorporate bread, cereal, rice, pasta and oatmeal as part of a healthy diet. Other than grapes and blueberries, which are considered moderate in vitamin K, fruit is a good selection as a snack or at a meal and a low vitamin K source.” (Intermountain Healthcare Organization, 2013)
Overall, anticoagulant diet and being in anticoagulant therapy, it is very important that the patient will monitor their vitamin K intake. Vitamin K intake that is too less or too much, it can affect their medication regimen and how anticoagulant works in the body. It is also best to consult their Health Care Provider if there are any doubts of what kind of food to consume and what not to
For ages now, many Health Care Providers prescribes anticoagulant medicines such as Warfarin also known as Coumadin to prevent clot from forming, developing, and dislodging through the blood vessels. Recently, a newer medications for anticoagulant has been prescribed and now are now popular and more convenient than Warfarin, the drugs are “Xarelto, Eliquis and Pradaxa”, and they are considered to be much safer than Warfarin. (News Medical: Life Sciences and Medicine, …show more content…
Again, when patient has more selections of what to eat, they will most likely be in compliant with their regimen. Examples of dairy products are milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream. “Incorporate bread, cereal, rice, pasta and oatmeal as part of a healthy diet. Other than grapes and blueberries, which are considered moderate in vitamin K, fruit is a good selection as a snack or at a meal and a low vitamin K source.” (Intermountain Healthcare Organization, 2013)
Overall, anticoagulant diet and being in anticoagulant therapy, it is very important that the patient will monitor their vitamin K intake. Vitamin K intake that is too less or too much, it can affect their medication regimen and how anticoagulant works in the body. It is also best to consult their Health Care Provider if there are any doubts of what kind of food to consume and what not to