A Patient with a Deep Venous Thrombosis DVT) Is Going

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient with a deep venous thrombosis DVT) is going home on warfarin Coumadin) . The nurse instructs the patient that lab work will need to be performed frequently until the levels stabilize. For which international normalized ratio INR) result will the patient's warfarin need to be adjusted?

• A) 2.8
• B) 3.0
• C) 2.1
• D) 1.3

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