The Nurse Would Explain to a Client That Anticoagulant Therapy

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse would explain to a client that anticoagulant therapy is used in the treatment of thromboembolic disease because anticoagulants can

• A) decrease blood viscosity.
• B) dissolve the thrombi.
• C) inhibit the synthesis of clotting factors.
• D) prevent absorption of vitamin K.

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