While the major adverse effect of heparin therapy is hemorrhage, another adverse effect involves blood pooling in the skin, which is called:

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D) Ecchymosis is blood that has pooled in the skin, which is one of the adverse effects of heparin therapy. Subdural hematoma (bleeding into areas below the dura mater) and hemarthrosis (blood in a joint) are also adverse effects of heparin therapy.

While the Major Adverse Effect of Heparin Therapy Is Hemorrhage