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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
(DIC) - NCLEX questions
Clotting
Bleeding
Joint pain
Petechiae - (answers)A client has disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which clinical
manifestation should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
A. Clotting
B. Hypertension
C. Bleeding
D. Joint pain
E. Petechiae
joint, hypotension - (answers)Manifestations of DIC include bleeding, clotting, petechiae,
_________ pain, and ________________
Third-degree burns and septic shock - (answers)The client with which condition is at the
greatest risk of developing acute disseminated intravascular coagulation?
A. Aortic aneurysm
B. Gunshot wound to the distal arm
C. Third-degree burns and septic shock
D. Bacterial pneumonia treated with antibiotics
Excess release of thrombin uses up clotting factors quicker than they can be replaced. -
(answers)The nurse concludes that both clotting and bleeding occur during disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC) due to which process?
A. Tissue damage from bleeding uses up clotting factors quicker than they can be replaced.
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B. Activation of intrinsic pathways results in release of excess clotting factors.
C. Only clotting occurs during DIC, as clotting factors are replaced and available to prevent
excess bleeding.
D. Excess release of thrombin uses up clotting factors quicker than they can be replaced.
Acute glomerulonephritis
Head injury
Bacterial infection
Acute leukemia - (answers)Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is triggered by an
injury or agent that activates the clotting cascade. Which condition should the nurse identify as a
trigger for the clotting cascade? (Select all that apply.)
A. Acute glomerulonephritis
B. Head injury
C. Bacterial infection
D. Acute leukemia
E. Placenta previa
abruptio - (answers)______________ placenta is associated with DIC
Petechiae - (answers)The nurse suspects that a patient who has severe sepsis now has
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which finding, if observed, helps confirm this
suspicion?
A. Petechiae
B. Polyuria
C. Clear breath sounds
D. Bradycardia
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
(DIC) - NCLEX questions
Clotting
Bleeding
Joint pain
Petechiae - (answers)A client has disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which clinical
manifestation should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
A. Clotting
B. Hypertension
C. Bleeding
D. Joint pain
E. Petechiae
joint, hypotension - (answers)Manifestations of DIC include bleeding, clotting, petechiae,
_________ pain, and ________________
Third-degree burns and septic shock - (answers)The client with which condition is at the
greatest risk of developing acute disseminated intravascular coagulation?
A. Aortic aneurysm
B. Gunshot wound to the distal arm
C. Third-degree burns and septic shock
D. Bacterial pneumonia treated with antibiotics
Excess release of thrombin uses up clotting factors quicker than they can be replaced. -
(answers)The nurse concludes that both clotting and bleeding occur during disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC) due to which process?
A. Tissue damage from bleeding uses up clotting factors quicker than they can be replaced.
, 2
B. Activation of intrinsic pathways results in release of excess clotting factors.
C. Only clotting occurs during DIC, as clotting factors are replaced and available to prevent
excess bleeding.
D. Excess release of thrombin uses up clotting factors quicker than they can be replaced.
Acute glomerulonephritis
Head injury
Bacterial infection
Acute leukemia - (answers)Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is triggered by an
injury or agent that activates the clotting cascade. Which condition should the nurse identify as a
trigger for the clotting cascade? (Select all that apply.)
A. Acute glomerulonephritis
B. Head injury
C. Bacterial infection
D. Acute leukemia
E. Placenta previa
abruptio - (answers)______________ placenta is associated with DIC
Petechiae - (answers)The nurse suspects that a patient who has severe sepsis now has
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which finding, if observed, helps confirm this
suspicion?
A. Petechiae
B. Polyuria
C. Clear breath sounds
D. Bradycardia
