The Most Appropriate Choice for Long-Term Anticoagulation for a Client

question 13

Multiple Choice

The most appropriate choice for long-term anticoagulation for a client with a prosthetic heart valve is:

• A)Heparin.
• B)Enoxaparin (Lovenox).
• C)Dalteparin (Fragmin).
• D)Warfarin (Coumadin).

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Definitions:

Sensitivity Analysis

A technique used to determine how different values of an independent variable will impact a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.

Net Present Value

A method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project, calculated by subtracting the present value of cash outflows from the present value of cash inflows.

Sales Forecast

An estimate of the amount of sales that a company expects to achieve in a certain period.

Discount Rate

The interest rate used to discount future cash flow to its present value, reflecting the time value of money and risk of the cash flow.