A patient is receiving warfarin, a drug with a strong attraction to albumin. While taking the warfarin, the patient begins to take a second drug that also has a strong attraction to albumin. The nurse would need to watch the patient for signs of:
A. decreased effects of the warfarin because the second drug may cause the warfarin to bind more strongly to the albumin.
B. increased effects of the warfarin because the second drug may cause the warfarin to bind more strongly to the albumin.
C. subtherapeutic levels of warfarin because the second drug may displace the warfarin from the albumin.
D. toxic levels of warfarin because the second drug may displace the warfarin from the albumin.
D
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