The nurse who suspects that the 19-year-old patient being treated for β-thalassemia major is experiencing complications of therapy advocates for which tests? Select all that apply.  

The nurse is caring for a client following a diagnostic liver biopsy. Which interventions does the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis complicated by abdominal ascites. A diagnostic paracentesis is performed. Shortly after the procedure, the patient becomes hypotensive and quickly loses consciousness. On exam, the patient is pale, peripheral pulses are faint, and extremities are cool to the touch. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of this patient’s condition?