Chapter 4, Problem 4MC

A patient with a history of atrial fibrillation is prescribed warfarin therapy. Which laboratory test should the nurse monitor to assess the patient's response to warfarin? a) Prothrombin time (PT) b) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) c) Platelet count d) D-dimer.

Consider each of the following endpoints and identify whether it is dichotomous (binary) or continuous: Group of answer choices Diastolic Blood Pressure 3 months after beginning medication   A。Binary B。continuous                                                  Diagnosis: patient does/does not have cancer   A。Binary B。continuous                                                  Patient achieves normal diastolic blood pressure within 30 days of starting a drug, or not   A。Binary B。continuous                                                  FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second—the amount of air expelled from a patient against pressure within 1 second)       A。Binary B。continuous                                               Weight loss between baseline and 6 months         A。Binary B。continuous                                             Concentration of hemoglobin in a blood sample       A。Binary B。continuous…

Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse monitor closely in a patient receiving intravenous heparin therapy? a) Prothrombin time (PT) b) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) c) International normalized ratio (INR) d) Platelet count

Which blood product is used in the treatment of DIC?   Question 9 options:   a)  Plasma   b)  Platelets   c)  Cryoprecipitate   d)  All of the above