A patient is being discharged home on warfarin. The discharge teaching by the nurse should include a warning to avoid what?
A) St. John's wort
B) Tarragon
C) Ginkgo
D) Saw palmetto
C
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Many of the herbal remedies are known to alter blood coagulation and should be avoided when taking anticoagulants. Patients taking these drugs should be cautioned to avoid angelica, cat's claw, chamomile, chondroitin, feverfew, garlic, Ginkgo, goldenseal, grape seed extract, green leaf tea, horse chestnut seed, psyllium, and turmeric. If a patient who is taking an anticoagulant presents with increased bleeding and no other interaction or cause is found, question the patient about the possibility of use of herbal therapies. St. John's wort, tarragon, and saw palmetto are not implicated as having an interaction with anticoagulants.
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