The nurse is caring for a client on a heparin drip for a STEMI. While performing the shift assessment, the nurse observes right lower leg blanching, loss of peripheral pulses, and sensation and motor function loss. Prior to notifying the healthcare provider, What should the nurse check with laboratory values?
1) Hemoglobin levels
2) Prothrombin time
3) Activated partial thromboplastin time
4) Platelet count