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Redwolflake15

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Patients taking warfarin need to be educated about the vitamin K content of foods to avoid therapeutic failure. Foods high in vitamin K that should be limited to no more than one serving per day include:
 
  1. Spinach
  2. Milk
  3. Romaine lettuce
  4. Cauliflower

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Phenytoin decreases folic acid absorption by:
 
  1. Altering the pH of the stomach
  2. Increasing gastric emptying time
  3. Inhibiting intestinal enzymes required for folic acid absorption
  4. Chelation of the folic acid into inactive ingredients


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
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