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An intensive care patient develops sepsis. His blood pressure drops to 60/15 mm Hg and he stas to bleed from venipuncture sites. Disseminated intravascular coagulation is suspected. Which of the following sets of stat laboratory values would confirm the likely diagnosis?

ADecreased PT, decreased PTT, decreased platelets
BDecreased PT, elevated PTT, decreased platelets
CDecreased PT, elevated PTT, elevated platelets
DElevated PT, elevated PTT, decreased platelets
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