So you’ve been asked to start a DOAC? How is that different from a NOAC? Is there a difference? Which one should you start? Is warfarin a WOAC? How do I initiate these drugs? Why is the dose weird at the beginning? Do I need to check my dose is appropriate? 

If oral anticoagulation has you discombobulated you are in the right place!! In part II on the practical management of anticoagulation we are here to clarify all your questions on the most common types of oral anticoagulation you will come across as a junior doctor on the wards.

Timestamps
1:44 - Part I Recap and Part II Introduction
3:44 - History of Warfarin
8:37 - Mechanism of Warfarin
13:01 - Monitoring Warfarin
16:52 - Why Warfarin? and warfarin tips
21:40 - Warfarin reversal
31:05 - Warfarin Skin Necrosis & Drug Interactions
36:08 - Warfarin in Special Circumstances
40:25 - DOACs Intro
41:12 - Dabigatran
48:25 - Anti-Xa Agents (Rivaroxaban / Apixaban)
52:38 - Anti-Xa Monitoring (or not)
59:28 - DOACS - Special Circumstances
1:05:58 - Wrapup

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