Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for an 82-year-old woman with superior vena cava syndrome due to a clot formed around the patient's implanted port. The patient is on a heparin drip at 12 units/hr. Which of the following laboratory values will be used to titrate the infusion rate?
A) Hemoglobin (Hgb)
B) Platelet count (Plt)
C) Partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
D) Clotting time
Correct Answer:
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