Classification of Anticoagulant medications
Classification of Anticoagulant medications ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving warfarin therapy. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer if the client develops bleeding as an adverse effect of the medication? (Select all that apply.)
Vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma are both used to reverse the effects of warfarin and stop the bleeding. Vitamin K is a cofactor for the synthesis of clotting factors in the liver, and fresh frozen plasma contains clotting factors that can replenish the depleted ones.
Vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma are both used to reverse the effects of warfarin and stop the bleeding. Vitamin K is a cofactor for the synthesis of clotting factors in the liver, and fresh frozen plasma contains clotting factors that can replenish the depleted ones.
Choice C is wrong because protamine sulfate is an antidote for heparin, not warfarin. Choice D is wrong because factor IX complex concentrate is used to treat hemophilia B, not warfarin-induced bleeding.
Factor IX complex concentrate is used to treat hemophilia B, not warfarin-induced bleeding.
Vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma are both used to reverse the effects of warfarin and stop the bleeding. Vitamin K is a cofactor for the synthesis of clotting factors in the liver, and fresh frozen plasma contains clotting factors that can replenish the depleted ones.
Choice C is wrong because protamine sulfate is an antidote for heparin, not warfarin. Choice D is wrong because factor IX complex concentrate is used to treat hemophilia B, not warfarin-induced bleeding.
Choice E is wrong because tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent that prevents the breakdown of clots, but does not reverse the effects of warfarin.
Normal ranges for PT (prothrombin time) and INR (international normalized ratio) are 11 to 13.5 seconds and 0.8 to 1.2, respectively. Warfarin therapy aims to prolong the PT and INR to prevent clot formation.