[Answered]: A client is planning an elective surgery to…

A client is planning an elective surgery to replace a hip joint. You are reviewing the client’s pre-op orders. An INR is ordered pre-operatively because: Question 4 options: if it is too high the client will be at risk for blood clotting if it is too low the client will be at risk for hemorrhage a client needs to increase Coumadin doses before going to surgery a baseline needs to be established so that post op anticoagulant therapy can be started