A Nurse Caring for a Patient with Crushing Injuries from an Automobile

question 1

Multiple Choice

A nurse caring for a patient with crushing injuries from an automobile accident notes that the patient is bleeding profusely from the nose, mouth, and rectum, as well as from the injuries.What should the nurse suspect as the cause of this patient's bleeding?

• A) Hemophilia
• B) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
• C) Leukemia
• D) Thrombocytopenia

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