A patient who has a history of bloody stools caused by a suspected malignant neoplasm (cancer)in the colon should not be given

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Thrombolytics are drugs that dissolve thrombi (clots)that have already formed.The major adverse effect is bleeding complications.Patients with bloody stools must be suspected for a bleeding tumor in the digestive tract.Prescribing a patient a thrombolytic under these circumstances can complicate the bleeding process and loss of blood.

A Patient Who Has a History of Bloody Stools Caused