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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Colorectal Diseases |
Colonoscopy and coumadin08/10/2009 |
I am on coumadin because of my mechanical aortic heart valve. Can I have a colonoscopy with biopsies done while still on my usual coumadin dosage which keeps my INR between 2 and 3?
No, you should not have a colonoscopy with biopsies done.
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Janice Frederick Rafferty, MD Associate Professor, Chief Division of Colorectal Surgery Department of Surgery College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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