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11 years ago
The nurse monitors for adverse drug effects for a client who is taking Allopurinol (zyloprim) for gouty arthritis concurrently with Coumadin (warfarin) and monitors the following laboratory tests of ___________.
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11 years ago
Monitor prothrombin times labs because both drugs together can increase the anticoagulant effect. Thus spontaneous bleeding will occur. Should also monitor for hemituria or fecal occult blood  or any abnormal bleeding.
That's what she said.
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11 years ago
in agreement with babieb796... PT/INR and I would add Uric acid levels also to make sure you have a therapeutic level of zyloprim
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