In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC),the nurse assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because:
A) Prothrombin is activated.
B) Clotting factors are depleted.
C) Inflammatory mediators are released.
D) Tissue factor (TF) is inactivated.

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Intravascular clotting leads to depletion of clotting factors.
DIC is due to depletion of clotting factors,not activation of prothrombin.
Activation of clotting associated with DIC leads to inflammation,but inflammation does not cause DIC.
TF is activated during DIC.

In Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC),the Nurse Assesses for Active Bleeding