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ANP-654 Final Exam with complete
solutions latest version
DIC treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Anticoagulant therapy
Replacement therapy: Transfusion of platelets, FFP, or concentrations of coagulation
factors
Complete removal of the underlying injury
Priorities are circulation and oxygenation
Most effective nursing intervention is anticipation of DIC in any patient with infection,
trauma, cancer, or obstetric emergency!!
D-dimer range - CORRECT ANSWER-0-250ng/ml
Should be <250ng/ml
What is D-Dimer? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fibrin degradation product that is elevated in
the presence of a thrombus.
Elevation can indicated possible DVT or PE but may also be elevated in patients s/p
surgery and most hospitalized patients therefore it cannot be used to confirm DVT or PE
if positive.
If negative, can rule out DVT/PE
Hallmark of severe thrombcytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER-mucocutaneous bleeding
petechiae
primary hemostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-platelet plug formation
secondary hemostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-coagulation cascade and fibrin formation
(stable clot formation)
The liver is the major source of all hemostatic proteins except.... - CORRECT
ANSWER-vWF and Tissue Plasminogen Activator
BRAINSCAPE1
ANP-654 Final Exam with complete
solutions latest version
DIC treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Anticoagulant therapy
Replacement therapy: Transfusion of platelets, FFP, or concentrations of coagulation
factors
Complete removal of the underlying injury
Priorities are circulation and oxygenation
Most effective nursing intervention is anticipation of DIC in any patient with infection,
trauma, cancer, or obstetric emergency!!
D-dimer range - CORRECT ANSWER-0-250ng/ml
Should be <250ng/ml
What is D-Dimer? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fibrin degradation product that is elevated in
the presence of a thrombus.
Elevation can indicated possible DVT or PE but may also be elevated in patients s/p
surgery and most hospitalized patients therefore it cannot be used to confirm DVT or PE
if positive.
If negative, can rule out DVT/PE
Hallmark of severe thrombcytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER-mucocutaneous bleeding
petechiae
primary hemostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-platelet plug formation
secondary hemostasis - CORRECT ANSWER-coagulation cascade and fibrin formation
(stable clot formation)
The liver is the major source of all hemostatic proteins except.... - CORRECT
ANSWER-vWF and Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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