Free BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Practice Question

A patient presents with fatigue, pallor, and petechiae. Coagulation studies reveal an elevated prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time, with a reduction in platelet count. Which hematologic disorder is most likely responsible for these findings?

  • Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

  • Acute leukemia

  • Vitamin K deficiency

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BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) / 
Medical Emergencies
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