Z92: Personal history of medical treatment
Z92.1: Personal history of long-term (current) use of anticoagulants
Blood clots can obstruct blood vessels and thus cause circulatory disorders. You are taking a drug that is meant to prevent blood clotting. No blood clots should form as a result. But such a drug may also result in you bleeding more severely than usual when injured or during surgery.
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