A patient is admitted to the ICU following a motor...

HEMATOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY CCRN Study Quiz

Question Number 6

A patient is admitted to the ICU following a motor vehicle collision and a complication of an abruptio placenta. She is bleeding from her IV sites and has blood in her urine. Her PT and PTT are elevated and fibrinogen levels are low. Which of the following laboratory values would indicate that she is developing microvascular occlusion?

A. Elevated troponin

B. Elevated lactate

C. Elevated myoglobin

D. Elevated thrombin time

✔ Correct Answer:

B. Elevated lactate

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