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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 4
The physician is having difficulty finding the appropriate dose for the patient taking warfarin (Coumadin).What can the nurse suggest that may solve this problem?
A) Pharmacogenetic testing
B) Start bivalirudin (Angiomax) IV
C) Change from warfarin (Coumadin) to clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin
D) Change from warfarin (Coumadin) to enoxoparin (Lovenox) injections
Explanation
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A. Pharmacogenetic testing can assist th...

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