Treat DVT with low molecular weight heparin.

Each year, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) affects two million Americans, and pulmonary embolism (PE) affects 600,000. Traditional treatment requires hospitalizationto receive continuous intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH), which has substantial pharmacokinetic limitations. Low molecular weight hepa...

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Published in:Nurse Practitioner Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 22 - 28
Main Authors: Nadeau C, Varrone J
Format: care plan CEU exam questions Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Oct2003
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