When describing anticoagulants to a client, which of the following would the nurse expect to include? Select all that apply
A) Anticoagulants prevent formation of a thrombus.
B) Anticoagulants prevent extension of a thrombus.
C) Anticoagulants dissolve existing thrombi.
D) Anticoagulants thin the blood.
E) Anticoagulants can reverse the damage caused by a thrombus.
Ans: A, B
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Anticoagulants can prevent the formation and extension of a thrombus but have no direct effect on an existing thrombus and do not reverse any of the damage from that thrombus. Although clients often refer to anticoagulants as blood thinners, they do not actually thin the blood.
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