Tampa Medical Malpractice Attorney Discusses What You Should Know When Taking Coumadin

I was recently asked as a Tampa Medical Malpractice Attorney what someone should know if they start taking Coumadin.  If you’re a patient who’s been prescribed Coumadin then your physician should be monitoring what’s called your INR, which is the International Ratio and it’s a measure of the thinness of your blood. Under normal circumstances a patient’s INR without Coumadin should be 1, if you have a mechanical heart valve then the target for your INR on Coumadin should be around 2.5 so your blood is more thin and less likely to formulate clots. I advise clients as a Tampa Medical Malpractice Attorney that your medical provider in Florida should always be monitoring your INR by laboratory blood test on a regular basis.  If that’s not happening and you suffer an injury from either your blood being too thin and bleeding out or formation of a clot, then you should contact an experienced Tampa Medical Malpractice Attorney to evaluate a potential claim.

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This informational blog post was provided by Betsey Herd, an experienced Tampa Medical Malpractice Attorney.