Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Nursing Considerations Normal Range Nursing Care

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Grab our free cheatsheet covering the 63 Must Know Labs for nurses right here: http://www.NURSING.com/labs • View full post: https://www.NURSING.com/activated-par... • Listen to all the episodes at: https://www.NURSING.com/labspodcast/ • Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) • Normal • 30-40 seconds Indications •  Identifying congenital deficiencies in clotting •  Monitoring heparin therapeutic levels (PT for warfarin) •  Monitoring effects of: • o Liver Disease • o Protein Deficiency • o Fat malabsorption on clotting • Description • Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) is a test that measures the amount of time it takes for a fibrin clot to form after reagents have been added to the specimen. It is useful in diagnosis clotting disorders. In conjunction with PT it can be used to differentiate the specific factor that may be missing. What would cause increased (Prolonged) levels? •  Vitamin K Deficiency •  Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) •  Hemodialysis Patients •  Afibrinogenemia •  Polycythemia •  Liver disease •  Von Willebrand Disease. • What would cause decreased levels? •  N/A • • NCLEX®, NCLEX-RN® are registered trademarks of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, INC. and hold no affiliation with NURSING.com (NRSNG).

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