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A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. The nurse should use the results of which of the following diagnostic tests to monitor the effect of this therapy?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Prothrombin time (PT). PT measures the extrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade, which warfarin affects. Monitoring PT helps assess the effectiveness of warfarin therapy in preventing blood clots. WBC count (
A), aPTT (
B), and platelet count (
D) do not directly monitor the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. WBC count is for infection, aPTT is for heparin therapy, and platelet count is for assessing clotting ability.

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