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Kthamas

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A health care provider is contemplating the use of enoxaparin (Lovenox) for a patient requiring anticoagulant therapy. An allergy to which of the following foods could contraindicate the use of the drug?
 
  a. Fish
  b. Chicken
  c. Beef
  d. Pork

Question 2

A patient asks the health care provider how warfarin (Coumadin) achieves its anticoagulant ef-fect. Which statement would be the most appropriate response of the health care provider?
 
  a. Warfarin inactivates clotting factors that are currently circulating in the blood-stream.
  b. Warfarin dilates the arterial lumen so blood can flow around a site of injury.
  c. Warfarin prevents clots from forming by making blood vessel walls slippery.
  d. Warfarin interferes with production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors in the liver.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Anticoagulant drugs such as enoxaparin, dalteparin, and tinzaparin are contraindicated for use in patients with an allergy to pork.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Warfarin suppresses coagulation activity by interfering with the production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors in the liver. By reducing the amount of available vitamin K, clot-ting factors II, VII, IX, and X are reduced. The result is that vitamin K dysfunctions, causing the clotting factors to also be dysfunctional, and therefore the risk for clot formation is decreased.


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Kthamas

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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