The nurse would explain to a client that anticoagulant therapy is used in the treatment of thromboembolic disease because anticoagulants can
a. decrease blood viscosity.
b. dissolve the thrombi.
c. inhibit the synthesis of clotting factors.
d. prevent absorption of vitamin K.
C
Anticoagulant therapy is based on the premise that the initiation or extension of thrombi can be prevented by inhibiting the synthesis of clotting factors or by accelerating their inactivation. The anticoagulants heparin and warfarin do not induce thrombolysis but effectively prevent clot ex-tension.
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" What will the nurse consider as the cause of the patient's symptoms? A) Hypercalcemia B) Hypocalcemia C) Hyperkalemia D) Hypokalemia
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1. Steatorrhea 2. Vomiting 3. Pain 4. Jaundice
Antiseptics that may be safely used to cleanse the skin include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Chlorhexidine gluconate b. Formaldehyde c. Chlorine compounds d. Benzalkonium chloride e. Phenolic compounds of 5% or more