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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.