| Title: |
Warfarin Related Kidney Damage: A Confusing Case of Thrombophlebitis Masquerading as Infection |
| Authors: |
Samuelson Brittanee; Decker Matthew; Scott Hannah; Garrison Gregory |
| Source: |
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Vol 14 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publishing, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270 |
| Description: |
Anticoagulant-related nephropathy (ARN) is a rare, newly recognized cause of acute kidney injury and significant but underdiagnosed complication of anticoagulation therapy. ARN occurs in patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy most often warfarin or a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC). It is a potentially devastating disorder with serious renal consequences and increased all-cause mortality. Anticoagulant-related nephropathy presents as an acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of a supratherapeutic INR with profuse glomerular hemorrhage seen as renal tubules filled with red cells and red cell casts on renal biopsy. Being that millions of Americans are on warfarin, a thorough understanding and awareness of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions are crucial to protecting the renal function, lowering all-cause mortality and optimizing treatment. Our goal is to provide education on a newly recognized form of AKI and significant but underdiagnosed complication of anticoagulation therapy. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2150-1327 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2150-1327 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/21501319231159978 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/05bafb3a72a541ef87fa9d5fa22b8dcf |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.05bafb3a72a541ef87fa9d5fa22b8dcf |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |