ATI RN
ATI Med Surg Nursing 300 day Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client receiving a heparin infusion for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which of the following lab results would indicate a sub-therapeutic level? An activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of :(normal value: 25-35 seconds)
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Rationale: An aPTT of 69 seconds is above normal but likely below the therapeutic range (1.5-2.5 times normal) for heparin in DIC.
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