What Causes Fainting And Lump On Back Of Head While On Warfarin?

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2015

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Question : wife is on 8 mg of warfarin. she just fell off the couch. now she has an egg size lump on the back of her head. sould she go to the ER.

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thank you for query.
I understand your concern.
Please take your wife to the ER. She requires to be examined and her INR checked.
She may also require an antidote ( vitamin K) if she is at risk of excessive bleeding or if there is any danger from the bleeding.
Take Care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar