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mydiamond

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A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections. The platelet count on admission was 222,000/mm3 and four days later is 113,000/mm3. What action by the healthcare professional is best?

◦ Prepare to transfuse the patient with platelets.
◦ Do nothing; this is an expected side effect.
◦ Switch the heparin to lepirudin
◦ Stop all the patient’s medications.
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Marked as best answer by mydiamond on Aug 28, 2021

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Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2021
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Reply 2 on: Aug 28, 2021
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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