Pharmacological TherapiesQuestion 78 of 120
A client receiving IV heparin has an aPTT far above the therapeutic range and is bleeding. Which medication is the antidote?
a.Vitamin K
b.Protamine sulfate
c.Calcium gluconate
d.Naloxone
Explanation
Protamine sulfate reverses heparin. Vitamin K reverses warfarin, and naloxone reverses opioids.
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