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Warfarin Dosage-Odds or Evens?
Patients who have been prescribed an alternating dosage of warfarin--for example, 2 mg one day and 3 mg the next-may have trouble determining how much to take because they cannot remember how much they took the day before.
Patients who have been prescribed an alternating dosage of warfarin-for example, 2 mg one day and 3 mg the next-may have trouble determining how much to take because they cannot remember how much they took the day before. Tell them to take the even dose on even-numbered days of the month (eg, 2 mg on the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and so on) and to take the odd dose on odd-numbered days (eg, 3 mg on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and so on).
-- Shefali Gupta, MD
HoustonMore Practical Pointers
Disability Insurance 101 for Physicians
December 4th 2023As a successful physician, chances are you have several types of insurance for the valuable things in your life, including your health and your home. But many physicians do not take the necessary steps to protect their most important and hardest-won asset—their ability to earn income to support themselves and their families. Perhaps you already have a disability insurance policy provided by your employer, but do you really know what it covers?
