As the charge nurse in the Respiratory ICU, you are reviewing lab results for a patient recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The results are RBCs 3.9; WBCs 9,700; Platelets 52,000; Hct 42%; Hgb 13; elevated dDimer. What is this patient's condition?
A. Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy triggered by inflammation
B. Anemia due to blood loss from the trauma
C. Dehydration caused by hypovolemia
D. An infection which developed as a result of the injury
Answer: A. Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy triggered by inflammation
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