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One of your patients is diagnosed with a lower extremity DVT. She has history of chronic kidney disease. According to the Chest guidelines, what is the preferred agent to treat the DVT? Group of answer choices Enoxaparin 30mg BID Warfarin Heparin 5000u sub-q injections Argatroban drip

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          One of your patients is diagnosed with a lower extremity DVT. She has history of chronic kidney disease. According to the Chest guidelines, what is the preferred agent to treat the DVT? 
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Enoxaparin 30mg BID
Warfarin 

Heparin 5000u sub-q injections 
Argatroban drip

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07/06/2023

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Secondly, the patient has chronic kidney disease. This is important because some anticoagulants are renally cleared and may accumulate in patients with kidney disease, increasing the risk of bleeding. According to the Chest guidelines, low molecular weight Show more…

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One of your patients is diagnosed with a lower extremity DVT. She has history of chronic kidney disease. According to the Chest guidelines, what is the preferred agent to treat the DVT? Group of answer choices Enoxaparin 30mg BID Warfarin Heparin 5000u sub-q injections Argatroban drip