In patients taking Vitamin K inhibitors, nurses must monitor (therapeutic level 18 to 24 seconds) and INR levels (therapeutic levels 2 to 3). Which of these parameters is the most accurate?

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In patients taking Vitamin K inhibitors, nurses must monitor (therapeutic level 18 to 24 seconds) and INR levels (therapeutic levels 2 to 3). Which of these parameters is the most accurate?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following medications is given concurrently with coronary angioplasty or intervention?

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3 of 5

Expected pharmacological action of which of the following drugs antagonizes vitamin k, thereby preventing the synthesis of four coagulation factors: factor vii, ix, x, and prothrombin?

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4 of 5

Heparin, an anticoagulant and naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan, exerts its pharmacological effects on the clotting cascade by activating antithrombin, thus indirectly inactivating both

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5 of 5

A nurse starting a heparin antidote IV drip for a patient exhibiting effects of anticoagulant toxicity must remember that the proper rate/dose for Protamine administration is

Correct Answer: B

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