title: Outpatient anticoagulation issues for the primary care physician.
abstract: Increasingly, primary care providers are caring for patients who require anticoagulation. In this article the indications for, complications of, and methods of dosing and monitoring warfarin in the outpatient setting are reviewed. Heparin use among ambulatory patients also is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Spandorfer
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Merli
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005194:Family Practice; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000188:drug therapy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin