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A Patient in the Intensive Care Unit Has Anemia,schistocytes,and Thrombocytopenia

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A patient in the intensive care unit has anemia,schistocytes,and thrombocytopenia.The PT and PTT are elevated,and the fibrinogen is low.What test to confirm what diagnosis would be appropriate?


A) D dimer to confirm acute DIC
B) bone marrow to confirm immune thrombocytopenic purpura
C) platelet antibody against P1A1 to confirm heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
D) platelet aggregometry to confirm posttransfusion purpura

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