ATI RN
ATI Nurs 180 Pharmacology Exam Questions
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The nurse is caring for a client who currently has a deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following medications would be administered to lyse existing clots? (Select All that Apply.)
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D: Alteplase (Activase) is a thrombolytic medication that helps dissolve existing clots by activating plasminogen to form plasmin, which breaks down fibrin in the clot.
F: Anistreplase (Eminase) is another thrombolytic medication that works similarly to alteplase in lysing existing clots.
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A: Aspirin is an antiplatelet medication that helps prevent platelets from sticking together to form clots, but it does not lyse existing clots.
B: Low-molecular weight Heparin and C: Heparin are anticoagulants that prevent the formation of new clots, but they do not lyse existing clots.
E: Warfarin (Coumadin) is an anticoagulant that inhibits the synthesis of clotting factors, but it does not lyse existing clots.
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