RBC: disseminated intravascular coagulation

Question 1

DIC meaning

Answer 1

disseminated intravascular coagulation

Question 2

triggering event of DIC

Answer 2

sepsis, cancer, pregnancy complications

Question 3

what happens in DIC

Answer 3

• clotting factrs are activated throughout the body
• they satrt forming clots n small and middle sized vessels
• all these blood clots then start blocking blood flow to organs
• organs start to fail and may become necrotis
• platelets get used up responding to the clotting factors
  so much clotting facotr used by, paitents start to haemorrhage

Question 4

symtoms of DIC from the organ dysfunction form the clots

Answer 4

• seizure, oliguria, haemoturia, hypoxia, tachycardia, hypotension, chest pain, cyanosis to extremities

Question 5

symptons of DIC from the lack of clotting factors and thrombocytopenia

Answer 5

petechiae, purpura, ecchymosis, spontaneous bleeding from nose, mouth GI system

Question 6

treatment of DIC

Answer 6

• wont stop until stimulus casuing coagulation is removed or treated
• IV fluids are given to help failure of heart and kidneys
• possibly anticoagulation or plasma can be given
  liver will restore proper amount of coagulationfactors to the blood within 48 hours once stimulus is removed