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A Patient Receiving Heparin Has a Prothrombin Time (PT) of 19

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A patient receiving heparin has a prothrombin time (PT) of 19 sec and an International Standardized Ratio (INR) of approximately 5.0, what does this indicate?


A) High likelihood of excessive bleeding.
B) Patient's results are normal.
C) High likelihood of increased clotting.
D) Possible embolism.

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