Nursing Interventions for DVT and PE Prevention
Nursing Interventions for DVT and PE Prevention ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has DVT and is receiving unfractionated heparin IV.
Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse monitor to evaluate the effectiveness of heparin therapy?
Used to monitor warfarin therapy, not heparin therapy.
Used to monitor warfarin therapy, not heparin therapy.
The aPTT test is used to monitor the effectiveness of heparin therapy in clients with DVT. Heparin works by inhibiting the formation of blood clots by blocking the activity of clotting factors. The aPTT test measures the time it takes for a clot to form in a sample of blood after substances that cause clotting have been added. The normal range for aPTT is 30-40 seconds.
Used to diagnose DVT, not monitor heparin therapy.
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). The aPTT test is used to monitor the effectiveness of heparin therapy in clients with DVT. Heparin works by inhibiting the formation of blood clots by blocking the activity of clotting factors. The aPTT test measures the time it takes for a clot to form in a sample of blood after substances that cause clotting have been added. The normal range for aPTT is 30-40 seconds.
Prothrombin time (PT) is used to monitor warfarin therapy, not heparin therapy.
International normalized ratio (INR) is used to monitor warfarin therapy, not heparin therapy.
D-dimer is used to diagnose DVT, not monitor heparin therapy.