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A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections. The platelet count on admission was 222,000/mm3 and four days later is 113,000/mm3. What action by the healthcare professional is best?


▸ Prepare to transfuse the patient with platelets.

▸ Do nothing; this is an expected side effect.

▸ Switch the heparin to lepirudin

▸ Stop all the patient’s medications.
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Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis of Disease in Adults and Children

Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis of Disease in Adults and Children


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