Clinical haematology · UKMLA & AKT
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- DIC is not a disease but a syndrome - simultaneous widespread microvascular thrombosis and haemorrhage - complicating serious underlying conditions. The only definitive treatment is removing the trigger.
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