title: Practice tip. How I use the internet.
abstract: Ms MC, aged 22 years, has come to ask my advice regarding the discontinuation of warfarin after an episode of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 3 months ago. She is a hockey player and keen to cease her anticoagulant medication, but is concerned about the recurrence of DVT.
authors.affiliation: Parklands Medical Practice, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. farooq.qureshi@adelaide.edu.au
authors.forename: Farooq
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000097:blood*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D006073:Gout / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D; D014859:Warfarin