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The perinatal nurse knows that one of the most severe complications for a patient with a diagnosis of abruptio placentae is which of the following?
 
  A.
  Couvelaire uterus
  B.
  Hydrops fetalis
  C.
  Hypertension
  D.
  Increased blood volume
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ANS: A
Maternal problems resulting from abruptio placentae include a couvelaire uterus (the accumulation of blood between the separated placenta and the uterine wall) and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Although a couvelaire uterus is rare, its implications are severe. The uterus takes on a bluish tinge as blood extravasates from the clot into the myometrium. Contractility is lost. The condition is so severe that a hysterectomy may be necessary to control the bleeding.
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