medium · NCLEX-RN Physiological Adaptation
The RN assesses a client, age 62, with metastatic lung cancer who is showing signs of early-stage DIC.
Which physical assessment finding requires the most immediate escalation as a sign of microvascular complication?
- Report of 3/10 generalized muscle aching
- Urine output of 15 mL over the last two hours
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- Small purple spots on the soft palate
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