The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient admitted to
the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC). What is the drug of choice
to treat this problem?
A. Heparin
B. Urokinase
C. Aspirin
D. Warfarin
A.) Heparin
,In the ICU, a postsurgical client has developed sepsis and
is being treated with multiple medications. During the mid-
morning assessment, which finding leads the nurse to
suspect the client may be developing a complication
called disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Select all that apply.
A) Headaches associated with light sensitivity
B) Oozing from all previous puncture and intravenous sites
C) Decreased O2 saturation and diminished breath sounds
in lower lobes
D) Hemorrhage from the surgical site requiring deep
,pressure dressings
E) Urine from the Foley catheter is bloody
D) Hemorrhage from the surgical site requiring deep
pressure dressings
, A healthy, primiparous (first-time) mother delivered a
healthy infant several hours ago, but the mother has
experienced postpartum hemorrhage. Which of the
following disorders is most likely to underlie the client's
excessive bleeding after delivery?
A) Disseminated intravascular coagulation
B) Hemophilia A
C) Von Willebrand disease
D) Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
A) Disseminated intravascular coagulation
the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC). What is the drug of choice
to treat this problem?
A. Heparin
B. Urokinase
C. Aspirin
D. Warfarin
A.) Heparin
,In the ICU, a postsurgical client has developed sepsis and
is being treated with multiple medications. During the mid-
morning assessment, which finding leads the nurse to
suspect the client may be developing a complication
called disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Select all that apply.
A) Headaches associated with light sensitivity
B) Oozing from all previous puncture and intravenous sites
C) Decreased O2 saturation and diminished breath sounds
in lower lobes
D) Hemorrhage from the surgical site requiring deep
,pressure dressings
E) Urine from the Foley catheter is bloody
D) Hemorrhage from the surgical site requiring deep
pressure dressings
, A healthy, primiparous (first-time) mother delivered a
healthy infant several hours ago, but the mother has
experienced postpartum hemorrhage. Which of the
following disorders is most likely to underlie the client's
excessive bleeding after delivery?
A) Disseminated intravascular coagulation
B) Hemophilia A
C) Von Willebrand disease
D) Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
A) Disseminated intravascular coagulation
