The client is receiving heparin therapy for a deep vein thrombosis. Which activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) indicates to the nurse that anticoagulation is adequate?
A. The client's aPPT is half of the control value.
B. The client's aPPT is the same as the control value.
C. The client's aPPT is twice the control value.
D. The client's aPPT is five times the control value.
C
Therapeutic aPPT values for clients receiving heparin should range from 1.5 to 2.5 times the control value.
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A. "It's just easier and faster to make appointments online." B. "Much health-care information is available only digitally." C. "The so-called digital divide really doesn't have much impact." D. "You can chat with your doctor on social media sites."
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a. Feverfew b. Echinacea c. Bee pollen d. Chamomile e. St. John's wort