The patient with a traumatic brain injury has symptoms of life-threatening elevated intracranial pressure. The provider instructs the nurse to prepare the patient for the insertion of an intraventricular catheter to monitor intracranial pressure (ICP) and drain cerebrospinal fluid as necessary. Which lab value prompts the nurse to clarify the safety of the procedure with the patient?
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