Helen Lee is a 64-year-old woman with no significant medical history who recently returned from visiting her family in Thailand. Upon her return…

Question Answered step-by-step Helen Lee is a 64-year-old woman with no significant medical historywho recently returned from visiting her family in Thailand. Upon her return home, Mrs. Lee noticed some pain in her left leg but did not think much about it given that she does have some age-related arthritic pain in her knees and, after all, she was sitting for a long time on the flight home. Over the next 3 days, Mrs. Lee’s leg has become increasingly more swollen and painful, pain that was not relieved by her usual dose of 200 mg ibuprofen twice a day. Mrs. Lee scheduled an appointment with her health care provider who diagnosed her with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left lower leg, and admitted her to the hospital for heparin therapy and pain control. -After several days on heparin therapy, Mrs. Lee’s physician writes an order for warfarin sodium 5mg p.o. daily. You are concerned because the physician does not discontinue Mrs. Lee’s heparin. What action should you take, and what is your rationale? Health Science Science Nursing NSG 224 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)