<prompt> Please answer with one of the option in the bracket. Write reasoning in between . Write answer in between .Q:Four days after admission to the hospital for acute pancreatitis, a 41-year-old man develops hypotension and fever. His temperature is 39.1C 102.3F, pulse is 115min, and blood pressure is 8060 mm Hg. Physical examination shows warm extremities, asymmetric calf size, and blood oozing around his IV sites. There are numerous small, red, non-blanching macules and patches covering the extremities, as well as several large ecchymoses. His hemoglobin concentration is 9.0 gdL. A peripheral blood smear shows schistocytes and decreased platelets. Which of the following sets of serum findings are most likely in this patient? Prothrombin time Partial thromboplastin time Fibrinogen D-dimer ? A: normal, B: Normal normal normal normal, C: , D: Normal normal normal, E: Normal normal normal ,  <response>: This is a patient with acute pancreatitis who has developed signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC, including hypotension, fever, bleeding, thrombocytopenia, and schistocytes on peripheral smear. The question is asking which set of coagulation test results is most likely in a patient with DIC.In DIC, there is widespread activation of coagulation, leading to consumption of clotting factors and platelets. This results in prolongation of PT and PTT. Fibrinogen levels decrease as fibrinogen is converted to fibrin. D-dimer levels increase due to fibrinolysis of cross-linked fibrin. So the correct pattern of test results in DIC is prolonged PT and PTT, decreased fibrinogen, and increased D-dimer.C: 