A 29-year-old multiparous
woman suffers an antepartum haemorrhage secondary to
placental abruption and in
the course of the resuscitation and subsequent emergency caesarean section receives
twelve units of packed red blood cells and four units of fresh frozen plasma. The
following laboratory results would be expected in acute disseminated intravascular coagulation
EXCEPT which one?
a) Reduced soluble fibrin
b) Moderate
thrombocytopenia
c) Decreased factor VII
levels
d) Gradual decrease in fibrinogen
e) Prolonged activated
partial thromboplastin time
