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Heparin is an anticoagulant prescribed to prevent thromboembolic complications arising from cardiac and vascular surgery and to treat venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. It works by enhancing the inhibitory actions of antithrombin III on blood clotting factors. Major side effects include bleeding and thrombocytopenia. When administering heparin, nursing implications include frequent monitoring of coagulation tests and signs of hemorrhage, as well as patient tea

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