After an episode of shock, a patient's laboratory results reveal decreased clotting factors. Based on these laboratory results, the nurse monitors for signs of which complication of shock?
a. Brain attack
b. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
c. Multisystem organ failure
d. Adult respiratory distress syndrome
ANS: B
Signs and symptoms of liver injury include abnormal clotting because clotting factor production by the liver is impaired, so the nurse monitors for coagulation disorders such as disseminated intravascular coagulation.
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