NRNP 6566 Week 5 Knowledge Check
NRNP 6566 Week 5 Knowledge Check QUESTION 1 1. A 54-year women is 3 days post abdominal surgery for removal of a cancerous mass in her abdomen. She develops acute shortness of breath associated with tachycardia and hypotension. CT Scan of the chest is positive for multiple small pulmonary embolism. What medication and dosing would you order initially to treat the pulmonary embolism? This patient should be given fondaparinuc (Arixtra) subcutaneously. Dosing is weightbased: 1. 5 mg SQ once daily (for weight less than 50 kg 2. 7.5 mg SQ once daily (for weight ranges from 50-100 kg) 3. 10 mg SQ once daily (for weight exceeding 100 kg).
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