LAB VALUES IN 5: aPTT for NCLEX

Podcast: NURSING.com Podcast — NCLEX Prep for Nursing Students · Jon Haws RN: Nursing Podcast Host, Critical Care Nurse, Nursing School Men

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) — the must-know coagulation lab value for the NCLEX, covered in 5 minutes. In this episode: what aPTT measures, the normal reference range of 25-39 seconds, what a prolonged aPTT means, causes including factor deficiencies, hemophilia, liver disease, vitamin K deficiency and heparin therapy, the critical value of greater than 70 seconds, how aPTT compares to PT for identifying clotting factor problems, and nursing considerations for patients on anticoagulants. Keywords: aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time, normal range, reference range 25-39 seconds, prolonged aPTT, heparin monitoring, critical lab values, coagulation fact...