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A client is receiving heparin therapy as part of the treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse monitors the results of which laboratory test to check the drug's effectiveness?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C, Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). This test measures the effectiveness of heparin therapy by monitoring the clotting time of the blood. Heparin works by inhibiting clotting factors, thus prolonging the aPTT. Bleeding times (
A) are not specific to heparin therapy. Vitamin K levels (
B) are related to warfarin therapy, not heparin. Prothrombin time/INR (
D) is also more specific to warfarin therapy.

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