Question

Mrs.
b., age 79, takes warfarin (coumadin) as an anticoagulant. two months ago she was fitted for full dentures, and she says she hasn't been eating well since. this morning she knocked her arm against a corner of the wall, a large hematoma (area of bleeding under the skin) developed. you suspect that she has:

Answer 1

The reason she is experiencing the following symptoms was probably because she has an increase free warfarin levels and has a decreased albumin synthesis in which had resulted because of her warfarin intake that is an anticoagulant that led her to experience the following symptoms.