The Nurse Caring for a Patient Who Is Taking Coumadin

question 44

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a patient who is taking Coumadin (warfarin) recognizes that treatment is effective based on which of the following lab results?

• A)Platelet count = 160,000/mm³
• B)Prothrombin time (PT)= 18 seconds
• C)Potassium = 3.5 mEq/L
• D)Partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)= 28 seconds

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