A client who has also started nursing school asks the nurse how sodium warfarin (Coumadin) exerts its anticoagulant effect.The nurse explains that the drug does which of the following?
A) Interferes with production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors
B) Dilates the arterial blood vessel so blood can flow around the injured site
C) Prevents thrombi from forming by making the platelets sticky
D) Inactivates clotting factors circulating in the bloodstream
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