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which laboratory information will the nurse assess to detect if hit develops ina client who is receiving a continuous heparin infusion
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which laboratory information will the nurse assess to detect if hit develops ina client who is receiving a continuous heparin infusion

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Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)

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Platelet aggregation in HIT causes neutralization of heparin, so that the activated partial thromboplastin time will be shorter and more heparin will be needed to maintain therapeutic levels.

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