The patient arrives at the health clinic for her admission assessment. The nurse notes that the pa-tient reported a regular use of the herb feverfew. The nurse should plan to initiate regular moni-toring of which of the laboratory values?
a. Glucose
b. White blood cell (WBC) count
c. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
d. Prothrombin time
ANS: D
Feverfew has anticoagulant properties, so prothrombin time and international normalized ratio (INR) levels should be checked periodically.
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