A client is at 12 weeks' gestation with her first baby. She has ...

[Yolanda]

A client is at 12 weeks' gestation with her first baby. She has cardiac disease, class III. She states that she had been taking sodium warfarin (Coumadin), but her physician changed her to heparin. She asks the nurse why this was done.
 
  The nurse's response should be: 1. Heparin may be given by mouth, while Coumadin must be injected.
  2. Heparin is safer because it does not cross the placenta.
  3. They are the same drug, but heparin is less expensive.
  4. Coumadin interferes with iron absorption in the intestines.

Question 2

Hypoglycemia in the preterm infant is defined as a serum glucose less than ______ mg/dL.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

[chem1s3]

Answer to Question 1

2
Rationale:
1. Heparin is an injectable and Coumadin is a pill.
2. Heparin is safest for the client to take because it does not cross the placental barrier.
3. Heparin does not cost less than Coumadin.
4. Coumadin does not interfere with iron absorption in the intestines.

Answer to Question 2

40
forty

[Yolanda]

Correct answers!

[chem1s3]

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