The Physician Orders Pentoxifylline (Trental)for the Patient with Peripheral Vascular

The physician orders pentoxifylline (Trental) for the patient with peripheral vascular disease.The nurse has completed medication education and determines that learning has occurred when the patient makes which statement(s) ? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) "It makes my red blood cells (RBCs) squishy so they can go into the little blood vessels."
B) "It decreases my platelets so my blood is less likely to clot."
C) "It decreases the "stickiness" of my blood."
D) "It changes how my liver makes clotting factors."
E) "It thins my blood so more can get to those little vessels."