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Hemorrhage secondary to heparin administration can be corrected by administration of:

 # Hemorrhage secondary to heparin administration can be corrected by administration of:
A. Vitamin K
B. Whole blood
C. Protamine
D. Ascorbic acid


The correct answer is C. Protamine.

The half life of intravenous heparin is about one hour and if a patient bleeds, it is usually sufficient just to discontinue the infusion; however if the bleeding is severe, the excess can be neutralized with intravenous protamine.

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