The nurse is working in a postoperative care unit in an ambulatory surgery centre. Of the following clients that have come to have surgery, which one is at the greatest risk during surgery?
a. A 78-year-old taking an analgesic agent
b. A 43-year-old taking corticosteroids
c. A 27-year-old taking an anticoagulant agent
d. A 10-year-old taking an antibiotic agent
C
Anticoagulants alter normal clotting factors and thus increase the risk of hemorrhaging during surgery.
The 78-year-old client taking an analgesic agent would not be at the greatest risk during surgery.
The 43-year-old client taking corticosteroids would not be at the greatest risk during surgery.
Aminoglycosides (a type of antibiotic) may cause mild respiratory depression from depressed neuromuscular transmission. However, the client who has been taking anticoagulants is at greater risk during surgery.
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