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

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

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

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

One hour after the transfusion has been initiated, the patient complains of chills and headache. The nurse checks his vital signs and notes that his temperature has increased to 103.1o F (39.5oC). Based on these findings, the nurse determines that the patient is probably experiencing a:

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

Which laboratory finding would indicate successful treatment of this patient?

A 60-year-old man with thrombocytopenia is admitted to the ED because of rectal bleeding. The nurse knows that thrombocytopenia does not result from:

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:

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: