Case study 1

A 62-year-old female is being seen in the outpatients department for removal of sutures 10 days following an elective right total hip replacement

Over the past 48 hours, this woman has been complaining of progressively worsening right calf pain and swelling.

Question 1:

What is a...

Most commonly, warfarin is used in elderly persons for prevention of stroke in the setting of atrial fibrillation (AF). The lifetime prevalence of AF is nearly 12% among people over 75 years of age. It is now well established that AF is the most common cause of embolic stroke and is directly responsible for more...