The nurse is reviewing the diagnostic tests for a patient with an infection. Which test result would the nurse attribute to this diagnosis?
1. Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
2. Hemoglobin 8.5 gm/dL/ Hematocrit 25.2%
3. Decreased activated protein C
4. WBCs 5,000 cells/cubic mm
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Rationale 1: Potassium levels are not specific to the diagnosis of sepsis.
Rationale 2: A low H & H indicates hemorrhage or destruction of cells.
Rationale 3: A decreased activated protein C level is associated with sepsis, coagulopathy, MODS, and increased mortality.
Rationale 4: A WBC count of 5,000 is normal.
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