#Prep_pearls
DIC is characterized by the consumption of clotting factors, anticoagulant proteins, and platelets.
This process leads to widespread intravascular deposition of fibrin, which results in tissue ischemia and necrosis, generalized hemorrhage, and hemolytic anemia. Venipuncture sites frequently bleed, and there may be a petechial, purpuric, or even ecchymotic rash. Tissue necrosis can involve virtually any organ.
DIC is characterized by the consumption of clotting factors, anticoagulant proteins, and platelets.
This process leads to widespread intravascular deposition of fibrin, which results in tissue ischemia and necrosis, generalized hemorrhage, and hemolytic anemia. Venipuncture sites frequently bleed, and there may be a petechial, purpuric, or even ecchymotic rash. Tissue necrosis can involve virtually any organ.