The nurse administers agents that control bleeding to patients with hemophilia and what other condition?
A) Liver disease
B) Lyme's disease
C) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
D) Pheochromocytoma
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Drugs to control bleeding are also given to patients with liver disease because liver disease prohibits clotting factors and proteins needed for clotting from being produced in adequate quantities. Lyme's disease, DIC, and pheochromocytoma are not indications for administration of agents to control bleeding.
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