The nurse is working in a postoperative care unit in an ambulatory surgery center.Of the following clients that have come to have surgery,the client at the greatest risk during surgery is a:

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Anticoagulants alter normal clotting factors and thus increase the risk for hemorrhaging during surgery.Aminoglycosides (a type of antibiotic)may cause mild respiratory depression from depressed neuromuscular transmission;however,the client who has been taking anticoagulants is at greater risk during surgery.

The Nurse Is Working in a Postoperative Care Unit in an Ambulatory