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April 2008 Crossword Puzzle
Friday, April 18, 2008
PTINR.com Staff
April is a transitional month. Many patients are taking advantage of transitioning to home INR testing.
Across
1 Generic Coumadin
4 Internal bleed is one
6 Self-testing supplies and INR monitor require this
7 1 in 3 patients over 65 will suffer one
8 Most frequent warfarin (Coumadin ®) side effect
14 St. John's Wort use may result in a ___ in INR test result
15 Medicare requires face-to-face ____ to teach patients how to home test
18 April brings them
21 Abbreviation for atrial fibrillation
22 Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services abbr.
23 Word to describe a blood clot on the move
Down
1 Medicare supports this frequency of testing for warfarin
2 Poor nutritional state (diet) can result in an ____ in INR test result
3 Patient self-testing abbreviation
5 Coumadin brand warfarin comes in this shape
9 International Normalized Ratio abbreviation
10 2.5mg warfarin tablet is this color
11 Package insert recommends this for dietary vitamin K in-take
12 Stroke has been described as a ___ attack
13 7.5mg warfarin tablet is this color
14 Medicare now covers this indication for patient self-testing
16 Weekly testing reduces the ___ of bleeding
17 Name of only free software to assist self-testing patients
19 Patients should not stop Coumadin (warfarin) without a ____'s permission
20 Quality Assured Services (abb.)