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?
Bleeding times
Vitamin K levels
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR)
The Correct Answer is C
Aptt is sensitive to heparin and hence use to monitor the therapeutic effects. This helps to ensure that the drug exert if therapeutic effects with increasing the risk of bleeding due to overdose.
A. Bleeding times is a test used to screen for bleeding disorders
B and D are not used for monitoring
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Correct Answer is ["B","D"]
Explanation
A second person is important to check expiry date to avoid transfusion of expired product. Vital signs are also important as a baseline of client’s condition
A. Blood products have different time frames depending on the protocol
C. Priming should be done with normal saline
E. The needle gauge depending on client’s veins caliber
Correct Answer is ["167"]
Explanation
Dose=Weight in kg× Dose in mg/kg
Weight in kg= 111.13kg
Dose= 1.5 * 111.13
= 166.695
= 167mg
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