The patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). The nurse plans to teach the patient to avoid which foods that are served for lunch?
1. Tomato salad with kale and basil
2. Whole-wheat bread with margarine
3. Salt substitute
4. Fettuccine Alfredo
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Rationale 1: Kale is high in vitamin K and must be avoided when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin).
Rationale 2: Whole-wheat bread with margarine is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin).
Rationale 3: Salt substitute is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin).
Rationale 4: Fettuccine Alfredo is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin).
Global Rationale: Kale is high in vitamin K and must be avoided when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). Fettuccine Alfredo is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). Salt substitute is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). Whole-wheat bread with margarine is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin).
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