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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (view source)
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DIC, also known as '''consumptive coagulopathy''', is a condition where the coaguation and fibrinolytic cascades are out of control. There is widespread clotting throughout the body with fibrinolysis and then a paradoxical haemorrhage.
DIC, also known as '''consumptive coagulopathy''', is a condition where the coaguation and fibrinolytic cascades are out of control. There is widespread clotting throughout the body with fibrinolysis and then a paradoxical haemorrhage.
There are multiple aetiologies for DIC, however, once the cascadeis under way the disease process is essentially the same. Causes include:
There are multiple aetiologies for DIC, however, once the cascade is under way the disease process is essentially the same. Causes include:
*Sepsis, particularly gram negative organisms.
*Sepsis, particularly gram negative organisms.
*Obstetric complications; chemicals released from the uterus.
*Obstetric complications; chemicals released from the uterus.