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What lab testing results are indicative of DIC? - ANSWER-
-Prothrombin Time (PT)
-partial throboplastin time (PTT)
-Activated Partial Thrompoplastin Time (aPTT)
-Bleeding Time
-Thrombin Time
Decrease levels: -Fibrogen
,-Platelets
-Clotine factor II, V, VIII, & X
and Antithrombin III
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a child
diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation
(DIC). Which of the following would the nurse interpret as
indicative of this disorder?
A) Shortened prothrombin time
B) Increased fibrinogen level
C) Positive fibrin split products
D) Increased platelets - ANSWER-C) Positive fibrin split
products
,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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-D)
Hemorrhage from the surgical site requiring deep pressure
dressings