Question

The health care provider discovers a clot in the client's left lower leg. anticoagulant drugs are prescribed to prevent formation of new clots and to achieve which other effect?

Answer 1

Answer:prevent extension of clots already present

The anticoagulant drugs prevent the clots that are already formed in the blood, to not extend to other parts of the body and, instead, get dissolved. Another important factor is that prevents new clots to be formed.