Superwarfarin poisoning: A report of two cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 656-660

  Spahr, Joseph E ^a,b   Maul, J Scott ^a   Rodgers, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Coagulopathy; Lacing; Superwarfarin; Vitamin K; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 CONCENTRATE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; BRODIFACOUM; CHLOROPHACINONE; DIFENACOUM; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; MENADIONE; MENAQUINONE; PHYTOMENADIONE; PROTHROMBIN; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; RODENTICIDE; SUPERWARFARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT CONTROL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

4-HYDROXYCOUMARINS; ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PLATELET COUNT; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOPLASTIN; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 34347366165     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20784     Document Type: Article

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