The 86-year-old patient, admitted with thrombophlebitis, is being sent home on enoxaparin (Lovenox). The nurse evaluates that he understands why enoxaparin is being used if he states that it will do what?
A) Inhibit the formation of additional clots
B) Stimulate production of certain clotting factors
C) Prevent the blood from clotting
D) Dissolve the clot
A
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Low-molecular-weight heparins inhibit thrombus and clot formation by blocking factors Xa and IIa. Because of the size and nature of the molecules, these drugs do not greatly affect thrombin, clotting, or the PT; therefore, they cause fewer systemic adverse effects.
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