Electives and exploratory courses (interest-based) Interest-based electives are part of what makes the middle grades experience special. For the first time, students have a choice of which classes to take. They also begin to exercise autonomy while exploring personal interests and possible career choices. The exploratory wheel is a common elective choice primarily for first-year students to the school.
Taking warfarin (Coumadin) Warfarin is a medicine that makes your blood less likely to form clots. This may be important if: 1  You have already had blood clots in your leg, arm, heart, or brain.  Your health care provider is worried that a blood clot may form in your body.
Overview. 1  Coumadin is a brand name for warfarin, an anticoagulant drug that thins the blood and helps prevent blood clots from forming. It blocks the ability of vitamin K to activate several clotting factors, which are the proteins in blood that cause it to clot.