Question

ashley is a 47 y/o female who comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of sudden onset of palpitations and a feeling of weakness and dizziness. additionally she notes that she has dyspnea on exertion. on the physical exam the np notes that he hr is 120 bpm and her bp drops to 98/60. her ekg shows no discrete p waves and irregularly irregular rhythm. if ashley were to start bleeding she would go to the er and they would initiate which intervention below to reverse the effects of her warfarin:

o vitamin a

o vitamin c

o vitamin k

o vitamin d

Explanation:

Warfarin is an anticoagulant. Vitamin K is used to reverse its anticoagulant effects as it plays a key - role in the synthesis of clotting factors.

Answer:

C. Vitamin K