The nurse would explain to a client beginning anticoagulant therapy that the primary goal of therapy will be to do which of the following?

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The primary goal of anticoagulant therapy is to prevent the formation of new thrombi. Anticoagulants work to inhibit the clotting cascade and prevent the formation of blood clots which includes the formation of new thrombi. They do not stabilize existing thrombi or dissolve existing thrombi. While preventing a thrombus from becoming an embolus is a potential benefit of anticoagulant therapy, it is not the primary goal.

The Nurse Would Explain to a Client Beginning Anticoagulant Therapy