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Diagnosis is typically based on a patient’s bleeding pattern, family history, and physical examination. Confirming diagnostic studies indicate:

An appropriate nursing intervention for a patient receiving heparin therapy for deep vein thrombosis of the left calf would include:

A 28-year-old African-American man with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to the ED. During assessment, the nurse notes the following symptoms: severe abdominal and back pain, aching joint pain, fever, vomiting, and dyspnea. The nurse understands that all of the following are forms of sicklecell crisis except:

Hemarthrosis, especially of the knees, elbows, and ankles, is a common assessment finding in hemophilia. The nurse understands that the other common assessment findings would include:

The most common cause of death in a patient with hemophilia occurs from bleeding of the:

Which assessment finding is most significant in a patient with DIC?

A 17-year-old girl is admitted to the ED 10 days after an abortion. She continues to have heavy bleeding and lower abdominal pain. The physician suspects retained products of conception. While the patient is in the ED, her laboratory studies reveal a prolonged PT and PTT. The physician diagnoses disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Priority nursing care of this patient would include all of the following except:

Which nursing diagnosis would be inappropriate for a patient with sickle cell anemia?

Which sign would the nurse expect to note in a patient who has undergone multiple blood transfusions?

Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are bleeding disordersthat can be distinguished only by laboratory studies. Which statement about these disorders is true?