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Title: Which assessment finding in the client receiving a thrombolytic drug indicates a serious problem ... Post by: oelara on Jan 24, 2018 Which assessment finding in the client receiving a thrombolytic drug indicates a serious problem that should be reported to the health care provider immediately?
1. Excessive bleeding 2. Hypertension 3. Bradycardia 4. Prolonged prothrombin time Title: Which assessment finding in the client receiving a thrombolytic drug indicates a serious problem ... Post by: ljko on Jan 24, 2018 Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Thrombolytics have a narrow margin of safety between having therapeutic effects and causing severe adverse reactions. Rationale 2: The primary risk of thrombolytics is excessive bleeding due to interference in the clotting process. Clients need to be monitored for early signs of bleeding, including hypotension, and tachycardia. Rationale 3: The primary risk of thrombolytics is excessive bleeding due to interference in the clotting process. Clients need to be monitored for early signs of bleeding, including hypotension, and tachycardia. Rationale 4: Thrombolytics do not inhibit the extrinsic clotting pathway, so prothrombin time monitoring is not indicated. Global Rationale: Thrombolytics have a narrow margin of safety between having therapeutic effects and causing severe adverse reactions. The primary risk of thrombolytics is excessive bleeding due to interference in the clotting process. Clients need to be monitored for early signs of bleeding, including hypotension, and tachycardia. Thrombolytics do not inhibit the extrinsic clotting pathway, so prothrombin time monitoring is not indicated. |