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37. Definition of "DIC":

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 09:04 PM

Oct 2014

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000573.htm

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a serious disorder in which the proteins that control blood clotting become over active.

Causes
When you are injured, proteins in the blood that form blood clots travel to the injury site to help stop bleeding. If you have DIC, these proteins become abnormally active throughout the body. This may be due to inflammation, infection, or cancer.

Small blood clots form in the blood vessels. Some of these clots can clog the vessels and cut off blood supply to organs such as the liver, brain, or kidneys. Lack of blood flow can damage the organ and it may stop working properly.

Over time, the clotting proteins in your blood are consumed or "used up." When this happens, you have a high risk of serious bleeding, even from a minor injury or without injury. You may also have bleeding that starts spontaneously (on its own). The disease can also cause healthy red blood cells to break up when they travel through the small vessels that are filled with clots.

Risk factors for DIC include:
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Your organs do NOT liquify, contrary to popular literature. Why do you get sick, die? Details here.. [View all] uppityperson Oct 2014 OP

Gruesome details, but important information MineralMan Oct 2014 #1

Thank you, I edited to add a bit more. I have more problems with the laypersons pop literature uppityperson Oct 2014 #3

You know, I have problems with denigration of sources because one feels like it. "The Hot WinkyDink Oct 2014 #26

Too many people confuse the fiction with fact. I have no problem denigrating pop fiction as a sourc uppityperson Oct 2014 #27

DIC is an ugly way to die. I've seen one case, for sure, decades ago in kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #2

I have taken care of patients with DIC and they weren't the omg bleeding out of every...thing, just uppityperson Oct 2014 #4

That poor dog had bloody diarrhea and was vomiting blood and had ecchmotic hemorrhages on his skin, kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #23

we had a dic when I was in clinicals magical thyme Oct 2014 #20

My wife is a veterinary technician. They say DIC is short for.. KinMd Oct 2014 #28

Nice work. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #5

You are welcome. I like to learn about things and trying to pass on what I found to help uppityperson Oct 2014 #29

Regardless of the terminology, it is still an ugly way to die. truedelphi Oct 2014 #6

My child was assigned The Hot Zone in middle school, had to petition to read Moby Dick instead uppityperson Oct 2014 #8

Yikes. Sorry to hear that Moby Dick is a book a student has to petition to read. n/t truedelphi Oct 2014 #19

The Hot Zone for middleschoolers? Marrah_G Oct 2014 #33

He started reading and after the first chapter told me he wasn't going to read more as it was uppityperson Oct 2014 #34

I would never have given that book to my kids Marrah_G Oct 2014 #35

Very informative post. K&R Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #7

K & R Thespian2 Oct 2014 #9

Thank you for this important information. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #10

Septic shock. Occurs in end stage disease.... Avalux Oct 2014 #11

Indeed, that was in one of the articles, that what happens happens with other diseases, issues uppityperson Oct 2014 #25

Aha, thank you! So it's kind of like a really bad MS attack, in a way. Except for the clots. But LiberalLoner Oct 2014 #12

Thanks for the scientific explanation. freshwest Oct 2014 #13

Yikes. That's even scarier than just bleeding out your eyes. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #14

Weird how medical articles Needa Moment Oct 2014 #31

So then are immunocompromised people less likely to die from ebola? n/t Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #15

Huh, let me think. They still have the clotting, tissue death problem. Quick research shows no. uppityperson Oct 2014 #16

Very interesting paper, thanks Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #17

Positive and negative, but indeed no, immunocompromised are a high risk group, reading more uppityperson Oct 2014 #18

But if it takes longer for immunocompromised people to die from Ebola... Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #32

Very good info. Sissyk Oct 2014 #21

I feel so much better now. nt B2G Oct 2014 #22

Thank you for the information Stargazer09 Oct 2014 #24

Thanks for the clear information, uppityperson. n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #30

Thank you for posting this description. I find the end-stage symptoms not quite so scary now. woodsprite Oct 2014 #36

My condolences on your mom. We never want to lose a loved one, but having them be more comfortable uppityperson Oct 2014 #39

Definition of "DIC": LiberalElite Oct 2014 #37

Thank you, that is a clear and concise definition/description. uppityperson Oct 2014 #38

I read the OP LiberalElite Oct 2014 #40

I appreciate it. I get used to reading techno-jargon stuff, appreciate when people post readable uppityperson Oct 2014 #42

pretty horrifying process barbtries Oct 2014 #41