The client is receiving heparin therapy for a pulmonary embolism. Which partial thrombop-lastin times indicates to the nurse that anticoagulation is adequate?
A. The client's PPT is the same as the control value.
B. The client's PPT is one half the control value.
C. The client's PPT is 5 times the control value.
D. The client's PPT is twice the control value.
D
Therapeutic PPT values for clients receiving heparin should range between 1.5 and 2.5 times the control value.
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