What condition indicates concealed hemorrhage in an abruptio placentae?
a. Decrease in abdominal pain
b. Bradycardia
c. Hard, boardlike abdomen
d. Decrease in fundal height
C
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A Abdominal pain may increase.
B The patient will have shock symptoms that include tachycardia.
C Concealed hemorrhage occurs when the edges of the placenta do not separate.
The formation of a hematoma behind the placenta and subsequent infiltration of
the blood into the uterine muscle results in a very firm, boardlike abdomen.
D The fundal height will increase as bleeding occurs.
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