You Are Treating and Monitoring a Patient for Whom You

question 33

Multiple Choice

You are treating and monitoring a patient for whom you have prescribed heparin therapy.You check the latest partial thromboplastin time (PTT) measurement and write an order for "no change." Which result most likely indicates this patient's PTT reading?

• A)Less than 35 seconds
• B)34 to 35 seconds
• C)46 to 70 seconds
• D)71 to 90 seconds
• E)Greater than 90 seconds

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