Petichiae and Purpura

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:

The nurse understands which obstetric incident leads to the development of DIC?

The nurse would expect to observe bleeding from which site in a patient with DIC?

Which laboratory finding would indicate successful treatment of this patient?

The nurse would normally instruct a patient receiving anticoagulant therapy to:

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

Packed RBCs are recommended for transfusion. Which statement regarding packed RBCs and whole blood is true?

Which statement does not support the rationale for heparin administration in the treatment of DIC?

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

The nurse understands which analgesic would be contraindicated in a patient with sickle cell crisis?