A nurse is teaching the staff about disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).Which information should the nurse include? The sequence of events in DIC is initiated by the release of:
A) Histamine
B) Fibrin
C) Tissue factor
D) Plasmin

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Regardless of the underlying disease that initiates DIC,the common pathway appears to be excessive and widespread exposure of tissue factor.
Tissue factor,not histamine,initiates the cycle of DIC.
Tissue factor,not fibrin,initiates the cycle of DIC.
Tissue factor,not plasmin,initiates the cycle of DIC.

A Nurse Is Teaching the Staff About Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation