Supratherapeutic international normalized ratio: an indicator of chronic malnutrition due to severely debilitating gastrointestinal disease
This case highlights the fact that Supratherapeutic INRs direct the attention of the treating physicians’ team to the underlying severely debilitating gastrointestinal diseases. Prolonged fasting or starvation reduces vitamin K levels. Such patients are more sensitive to treatment with Vitamin K ant...
Main Authors: | Sarwan Kumar, Deepak Gupta, Shiva S. Rau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-04-01
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Series: | Clinics and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/22 |
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