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Sportsfan2111

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Individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy with warfarin should be instructed to monitor their consumption of foods high in vitamin K because:
 
  1. Vitamin K potentiates the action of warfarin
  2. Warfarin causes hypervitaminosis K
  3. The combination of the two substances is toxic to the liver
  4. Excess vitamin K would decrease the effect of warfarin

Question 2

A client is diagnosed with hemosiderosis. The nurse understands that this is an accumulation of which of the following in the tissues, especially the liver and spleen?
 
  1. Cobalt
  2. Copper
  3. Iron
  4. Zinc



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Answer to Question 1

4

Answer to Question 2

3



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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