A Patient Diagnosed with a Pulmonary Embolism Has Been Started

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism has been started on heparin therapy. The patient asks, "How long before the medicine dissolves my clot?" How should the nurse respond?

• A) "It will be at least 3 days before your blood levels are high enough to start dissolving the clot."
• B) "Your body will dissolve and resorb the clot. The heparin is to help prevent additional clots."
• C) "As soon as you are given intravenous heparin, the clot will begin to dissolve."
• D) "The clot will never dissolve. The heparin is to help prevent other clots from forming."

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