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A Patient with a Lung Disease Takes Prophylactic Antibiotics and Tries

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A patient with a lung disease takes prophylactic antibiotics and tries to stay indoors during the winter. Today the patient reports bleeding more than normal after a minor injury. How would the nurse evaluate this report?


A) The antibiotic may be interfering with clotting times.
B) The patient is not getting enough vitamin D from sunlight.
C) The patient may be ingesting more vitamin K-containing food.
D) The patient's lung disease has affected the production of platelets.

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