medium · NCLEX-RN Health Promotion and Maintenance
An RN is caring for a client with a suspected placental abruption.
Which laboratory result would be most concerning for the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
- Increased hemoglobin and hematocrit.
- Increased platelet count.
- Decreased fibrinogen and increased D-dimer.
- Decreased serum creatinine.
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