Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is not an illness. It is in fact a life-threatening blood disorder. This disorder is characterized by excessive clotting or bleeding. This is due to widespread fibrin formation or fibrinolysis. Fibrinolysis is the dissolution of fibrin in the blood stream. With DIC, the blood can clot in one location and hemorrhage in another location at the same time. Disseminated intravascular coagulation can cause fibrin deposits in small or medium blood vessels. This can affect many of the organs, especially the lungs, kidneys, liver and brain. Organ failure is a very serious consequence of clot formation in these or any organ in the body. With DIC you can have either internal or external bleeding. Internal bleeding…

“Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a life-threatening acquired pathologic process in which the clotting system is abnormally activated, resulting in widespread clot formation in the small vessels throughout the body. The pathophysiology is excess thrombin is generated, followed by deposition of fibrin strands in the body tissues.” (Ball, 2012) “The circulating fibrin fragments later begin to interfere with platelet aggregation and other aspects of the clotting mechanism, resulting…

This series of events leads to intravascular thrombosis, where micro clots form in the smaller blood vessels, causing further inadequate perfusion and worsening of ischaemia. These clots form widespread purpura fulminans, best described as the tiny blood spots and discoloration of the skin in patients infected with the meningococcal bacteria (Heyderman, 1993). As these micro clots form, clotting factors become exhausted leading to thrombocytopenia. With a reduced amount of platelets and clotting…

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trauma (multiple falls), and recent major livery surgery (Schwartz & Rote, 2014, p. 1048-1050). Patients who are in their advanced ages are at risk in developing a VTE due to slower blood flow in their veins (Schwartz & Rote, 2014, p. 1048). Additionally, malignancy, trauma and post-operative state are examples of secondary or acquired hypercoagulability, which places individuals at risk for forming a VTE (Schwartz & Rote, 2014, p. 1049-1050). Moreover, one of Mrs. X’s surgeries was an extended…

receive a diagnosis on whether they have hemophilia A or B and if that hemophilia is mild, moderate or severe. This is an important step in management because there are types of hemophilia that are treated differently. Those with hemophilia A are distinguished by the insufficient amount of factor VIII (FVIII), while those with hemophilia B lack sufficient amounts of factor IX (FIX) (Anderson et al. 2013). There are a few methodologies that are used to treat the various types of hemophilia, but…

People can suffer from heart attacks, pulmonary emboli, acute kidney injury, portal vein thrombosis, splenomegaly, strokes all of which are life threatening. Pregnant women with factor V Leiden suffer from miscarriages and still births because of the clotting factor which poses a huge emotional strain on these women. Signs and symptoms vary depending on the genetic type and severity of the disorder, some individuals don’t experience complication while others do. Those who have signs and…

thrombus can form when there is damage in the lining of a blood vessel, either in an artery or a vein (MedicineNet, 2015). In addition, clots occur when the blood stops circulating, becomes idle, or in diseases that result in abnormal blood clotting. There are times when a thrombus will form when it is not needed and can potentially lead to significant consequences. Damages can be greatly obvious, but at times other times, they are difficult to detect. Poor clotting with a minor injury to a…

This paper is scribed to present the compare and contrast between chronic venous insufficiency and deep venous thromboses. It will also present pathophysiology and treatment of the two mentioned diseases. The symptoms to the diseases may be identical although the anatomy is truly different.There is no exact amount of the people that are affected by chronic venous insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis although the estimated range is from 300,000 to over 600,000 each year in the United States.…

Von Willebrand Disease Von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder. It occurs when the body makes too little of the von Willebrand factor (VWF), a protein that helps blood clot, or when the VWF is misshapen and does not work the way it should. VWF is a carrier for another protein, called factor 8, that helps blood clot. When VWF levels are low or when VWF is not working properly, factor 8 levels are low as well and the body is less able to form stable blood clots. There are…