A woman who has recently given birth complains of pain and tenderness in her leg. On physical examination, the nurse notices warmth and redness over an enlarged, hardened area. The nurse should suspect:

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a. Disseminated intravascular coagulation.
b. von Willebrand disease.
c. Thrombophlebitis.
d. Coagulopathies.

Answer 1

C

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A Pain and tenderness in the extremities, which show warmth, redness, and hard-ness, likely indicate thrombophlebitis. DIC would present much differently.
B Pain and tenderness in the extremities, which show warmth, redness, and hard-ness, likely indicate thrombophlebitis. Von Willebrand disease is an inherited bleeding disorder.
C Pain and tenderness in the extremities, which show warmth, redness, and hard-ness, likely indicate thrombophlebitis.
D Pain and tenderness in the extremities, which show warmth, redness, and hard-ness, likely indicate thrombophlebitis. Idiopathic purpura and von Willebrand disease are coagulopathies.