A nurse at a long-term care facility is conducting a medication reconciliation for a man who has just moved into the facility. The man is currently taking clopidogrel (Plavix)
The nurse is most justified is suspecting that this man has a history of A) hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident.
B) hemophilia A.
C) idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
D) myocardial infarction.
D
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Indications for use of Plavix include reduction of myocardial infarction, stroke, and vascular death in patients with atherosclerosis and in those after placement of coronary stents. It is not indicated in the treatment of ITP, CVA, or hemophilia.
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