Brief definitions Flashcards
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What is DIC?
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - over-stimulation of the blood clotting mechanisms in response to disease or injury. This can result in deficiency of coagulation factors and spontaneous bleeding
2
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What can cause DIC?
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Malignancy Acute leukaemia Burns Severe infection Severe trauma Severe Haemorrhage during childbirth
3
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What is thrombophlebitis migrans?
A
Inflammation of the wall of the vein with secondary thrombosis occuring within that segment
-Migrans - recurrent and appear in different locations over time
4
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What is polycythaemia?
A
Increase in packed cell volume either due to loss of total volume of plasma (relative polycythaemia) or due to increase in production of red blood cells
