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lidoalex

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In caring for an immediate postpartum client, you note petechiae and oozing from her IV site. You would monitor her closely for the clotting disorder:
 
  a. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
  b. Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE)
  c. Hemorrhage
  d. HELLP syndrome

Question 2

A primigravida is being monitored in her prenatal clinic for preeclampsia. What finding should concern her nurse?
 
  a. Blood pressure (BP) increase to 138/86 mm Hg
  b. Weight gain of 0.5 kg during the past 2 weeks
  c. A dipstick value of 3+ for protein in her urine
  d. Pitting pedal edema at the end of the day



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The diagnosis of DIC is made according to clinical findings and laboratory markers. Physical examination reveals unusual bleeding. Petechiae may appear around a blood pressure cuff on the woman's arm. Excessive bleeding may occur from the site of slight trauma such as venipuncture sites. These symptoms are not associated with AFE, nor is AFE a bleeding disorder. Hemorrhage occurs for a variety of reasons in the postpartum client. These symptoms are associated with DIC. Hemorrhage would be a finding associated with DIC and is not a clotting disorder in and of itself. HELLP is not a clotting disorder, but it may contribute to the clotting disorder DIC.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Proteinuria is defined as a concentration of 1+ or greater via dipstick measurement. A dipstick value of 3+ should alert the nurse that additional testing or assessment should be made. Generally, hypertension is defined as a BP of 140/90 or an increase in systolic pressure of 30 mm Hg or in diastolic pressure of 15 mm Hg. Preeclampsia may be manifested as a rapid weight gain of more than 2 kg in 1 week. Edema occurs in many normal pregnancies and in women with preeclampsia. Therefore, the presence of edema is no longer considered diagnostic of preeclampsia.




lidoalex

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


AngeliqueG

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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