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#40 Prescribing Meds Day vs. Night Part 1: Mind the Gap Segment

19 min • 8 maj 2019

Dive deeper into why we prescribe medications in the morning vs. at night !

Why do we dose warfarin at night? (2:45)
Back to the basics - what are the pharmacodynamics of warfarin and how does vitamin K intake matter? (4:28)
Practical matters - so what should we tell patients (6:14)
Dippers and non-dippers - what happens to blood pressure (BP) at night? (9:32)
The surprising link between dipping and cardiovascular outcomes (11:15)
Timing is everything… or is it? The evidence behind taking BP meds at night (11:58)
Review of teaching points (15:58)

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Transcript with references and show notes

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