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1. Coumadin vs. Lovenox after joint replacement

   cast-it replied to natkat2816's topic in Orthopaedic

   When i first started a few years ago my surgeon used lovenox for his knees for 14 days post-op and we used coumadin for his hip patients for 6 weeks post-op. We treat a big portion of medicare and DSHS pt's and we found compliance with lovenox for t...

2. Do RN's work in the cast room

   cast-it replied to cinja's topic in Orthopaedic

   I am an orthopedic nurse in a rural community in washington state. There is also another nurse in this department as well at 2 CMA's. Part of the RN's duty is to apply and remove all of the casts for our dept as well for pediatrics as well. When you ...