Which tests will the nurse evaluate after the physician makes an adjustment in a patient's heparin dose in order to determine the effect of the change?
a. aPTT
b. PT
c. INR
d. DIC panel
ANS: A
The dose of heparin is adjusted based on the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) result, determined from blood drawn 8 hours after the start of heparin infusion.
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