A 28-year-old woman is admitted to the ED with trauma sustained when a building collapsed. The nurse would question why which test was not ordered?
1. International normalized ratio (INR)
2. Blood alcohol
3. Pregnancy
4. Toxicology screen
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Rationale 1: INR is monitored in patients taking warfarin. It would be unusual for a 28-year-old to be taking warfarin.
Rationale 2: Other assessment findings would have to be present for this test to be indicated.
Rationale 3: All female trauma patients of childbearing age should have a pregnancy test.
Rationale 4: Other assessment findings would have to be present for this test to be indicated.
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