The nurse is caring for a patient with a bleeding disorder.Which manifestation might first alert the nurse to the possibility of disseminated intravascular coagulation?

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Petechiae indicate bleeding into the skin,a symptom of the reduced clotting that occurs in disseminated intravascular coagulation.B.C.Paralysis and pulse absence are too general and can be symptoms of many disorders.D.If the patient is bleeding,the blood pressure will decrease.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Bleeding