You Are Taking Care of a Client Who Had a Therapeutic

Multiple Choice

You are taking care of a client who had a therapeutic abortion following an episode of vaginal bleeding and ultrasound confirmation of a blighted ovum. Lab work is ordered 2 weeks postprocedure as a follow-up to medical care. Which result indicates that additional intervention is needed?

A) Hemoglobin, 13.2 mg/dL
B) White blood cell count, 10,000 mm³
C) Beta-hCG detected in serum
D) Fasting blood glucose level, 80 mg/dL