Ordered: Coumadin 2.5 mg PO daily at bedtime. Available:
a. What is the primary danger of Coumadin overdose?
b. Which test result needs to be monitored: aPTT or INR?
c. Which antidote needs to be available: vitamin K or protamine sulfate?
a. Excessive bleeding and hemorrhage
b. INR
c. Vitamin K
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