Patients Receiving Heparin Therapy Require Monitoring Of

Patients receiving heparin therapy require monitoring of:

A) Platelets every 2 to 3 days for thrombocytopenia that may occur on Day 4 of therapy
B) Electrolytes for elevated potassium levels in the first 24 hours of therapy
C) INR throughout therapy to keep in the range around 2.0
D) Blood pressure for hypertension that may occur in the first 2 days of treatment