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Medical Alert Identity Card |
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Now you can get a credit card sized card that carries your vital medical information.
We know that many of you forget, or find it inconvenient, to carry your yellow book because you are worried about losing it or find it too bulky. Some clinics have also discontinued using the yellow book.
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Going to the dentist while on warfarin |
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The National Patient Safety Agency issued advice about dental treatment for people on warfarin.
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Clinical hypnotherapist Lynda Hudson suggests methods of
coping with stress
Many recent and ongoing studies point to stress being a
contributory factor, if not a direct cause, in heart disease. Clearly, people
should be aware of the possible dangers of stress and anxiety to heart health
and - more importantly - take steps to reduce them.
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Self-testing of oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) requires confidence and responsibility from people on warfarin.
People who wish to self-test must be motivated to do it. There are no upper age limits, and parents can take charge for their children. You do, however, need to be manually dextrous and have reasonable eyesight. You need to have confidence in yourself and want to take an active part in your own health care.
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Anticoagulation monitoring in practice - an educational film Series for patients and health care
professionals
These short films feature GPs, patients, nurses,
representatives from AntiCoagulation Europe and the quality assessment body,
NEQAS. The experts discuss their experiences of near-patient testing and
self-testing, including tips on choosing a meter, which patients are suitable
for self-testing and the importance of external quality assessment.
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There
has been a great deal of interest recently in the possibility of a link
between long-haul travel and venous thrombosis (VTE). This follows, in
part, the death of a young woman at Heathrow following a trip from
Australia. There have, however, been earlier high-profile cases:
Richard Nixon suffered a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on the presidential
jet whilst visiting China (and this was given as the reason for his
inability to give evidence at the Watergate inquiry); and Vice
President Dan Quayle (of potatoe fame) similarly experienced a deep
venous thrombosis whilst visiting Europe (or Yurop).
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