After Confirmation of a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)and Pulmonary Embolus

question 8

Multiple Choice

After confirmation of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolus in a patient,a baseline coagulation screen and platelet count are obtained.His fibrinogen is 620 mg/dL.When the PTT is performed at 6 hours after initiation of therapy,it is 45 seconds (reference range,25 to 37 seconds) .What should be done?

• A)Report the PTT as not responding.
• B)Monitor the patient with the chromogenic anti-Xa assay.
• C)Add an additional standard amount of heparin to the patient plasma to improve the sensitivity.
• D)Add a standard amount of antithrombin to the patient plasma to improve the sensitivity.

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