A patient is suspected of having antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.The nurse is aware that the patient must meet at least one of the clinical and one of the laboratory criteria for this condition to be documented as having it.Which of the following are the clinical criteria? Select all that apply.

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The clinical criteria for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome include vascular thrombosis, pregnancy morbidity (three or more spontaneous abortions before the 10th week of pregnancy, one or more fetal deaths at or beyond the 10th week of gestation, or one or more premature births before the 34th week of gestation due to eclampsia, severe preeclampsia, or placental insufficiency), and thrombocytopenia. Diabetes mellitus and obesity are not clinical criteria for this syndrome.

A Patient Is Suspected of Having Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome