Jgivens

Where I work, we frequently cancel surgery or scopes because of high INRs. Patients often times forget to stop taking Coumadin, and they then present as a bleeding risk. We do urine pregnancy tests on any female of childbearing age who still has a menstrual period and has not had a tubal. All other labs are done if the patient has specific conditions that warrant them or is having symptoms when they come to the preop area.