Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep

Category - Acute Care Nurse Practioner Practice Test

The anticoagulant, Heparin, is appropriate to use in all of the following diagnosis except:
  1. Embolism prophylaxis
  2. Cerebral thrombosis
  3. Ischemic Stroke
  4. New onset atrial fibrillation
Explanation
Answer: C - Heparin, an anticoagulant is appropriate for all of the diagnosis except hemorrhagic stroke. In a hemorrhagic stroke, Heparin may increase the bleeding into the brain more severely.
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