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L.J. is placed on 72-hour bed rest with bathroom privileges and given acetaminophen (Tylenol) for pain. The physician writes orders for enoxaparin (Lovenox) injections.
 
  L.J. asks, Why do I have to get these shots? Why can't I just get a Coumadin pill to thin my
  blood? What would be your response?
 
  a. Good idea I will call to ask the physician to switch medications.
  b. It would take the Coumadin pills several days to be effective.
  c. Your physician prefers the injections over the pills.
  d. The enoxaparin will work to dissolve the blood clot in your leg.

Question 2

You review the literature for DVT and see the abbreviation VTE.
 
  What does VTE mean?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b
Enoxaparin takes 3 to 5 hours to reach maximum antithrombotic activity; warfarin (Coumadin)
takes 12 to 24 hours for onset and peaks in 112 to 4 days. It takes several days for warfarin to reach
effective anticoagulation level.

Answer to Question 2

VTE is the abbreviation for venous thromboembolism and is the general term used to describe the
disease process venous thromboembolism, which includes DVT and pulmonary embolus (PE).


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