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Patients receiving heparin therapy require monitoring of:
 
  1. Platelets every 2 to 3 days for thrombocytopenia that may occur on day 4 of therapy
  2. Electrolytes for elevated potassium levels in the first 24 hours of therapy
  3. INR throughout therapy to stay within the range of 2.0
  4. Blood pressure for hypertension that may occur in the first 2 days of treatment

Question 2

For patients taking warfarin, INRs are best drawn:
 
  1. Monthly throughout therapy
  2. Three times a week throughout therapy
  3. Two hours after the last dose of warfarin to get an accurate peak level
  4. In the morning if the patient takes their warfarin at night



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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
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