The patient is receiving a continuous heparin infusion that started at 0000 for the treatment of a deep vein thrombosis in the leg. Prior to the initiation of therapy, the patient’s activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) level was 35 seconds. The aPTT level drawn at 0800 was found to be 70 seconds. The nurse reports this information to the provider and advocates for which intervention?
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