The patient has been discharged with follow-up care established with the PCP. Assume that you are now the PCP. The following questions/situations arise relative to your patient.

You are contacted by the laboratory because the patient had a complete blood count on the third day of therapy that revealed the platelet count to be 115,000 platelets/mm3 (versus 210,000 platelets/mm3 when he was originally diagnosed). You know the patient is feeling well because you had just talked to him on the telephone. You should:

a) Continue therapy
b) Continue therapy and transfuse a six-pack of platelets
c) Stop the low molecular weight heparin and use protamine sulfate
d) Stop the low molecular weight heparin and use standard heparin

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