Week 6 Pre-lab Assignment.docx – Week 6 Pre-lab Assignment Directions Along with answering each question below provide a supporting rationale for it The

Week 6 Pre-lab Assignment
Directions:
Along with answering each question below, provide a supporting rationale for it. The
responses must be sourced with an appropriate reference in proper APA format.
1.
The doctor has prescribed heparin for your patient, which belongs to what specific
category/class of medications? Why (based on its action)?

Anticoagulant. Binding of heparin to both thrombin and antithrombin III interferes
with thrombin inactivation. (Jackson, 1990)
2.
Which patients below would be at a high risk for developing adverse effects of heparin drug
therapy? (
Select all that apply
) Why?
A. A 55-year-old male patient who is post-op day 1 from brain surgery.
B. A 45-year-old female patient with a pulmonary embolism.
C.
A 36-year-old male patient with active peptic ulcer disease.
D. A 43-year-old female with uncontrolled atrial fibrillation.

You don’t want to use an anticoagulant when you may be bleeding. It will cause you
to not clot appropriately.