Laboratory And Diagnostic Monitoring Practice Test

A 40-year-old client is receiving a continuous IV heparin infusion for a DVT. The aPTT result is 110 seconds (facility therapeutic range 60–80 seconds), and the client has new oozing at the IV site. Which lab result should the nurse report to the RN immediately?

A 72-year-old client with atrial fibrillation takes warfarin daily and comes to the clinic for routine INR monitoring to guide dosing; today the client reports new gum bleeding when brushing teeth. The lab reports INR 5.6 (facility therapeutic goal 2.0–3.0). Which lab result should the nurse report to the RN immediately?