Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Question: Where can I find information on what role Blood Bank plays in disseminated intravascular coagulation? I have to do a research paper, my topic DIC and the Blood Bank. I've found information on Dic and information on Blood Bank, but can't seem to find what role Blood Bank plays with DIC. I need some help. Any information would be appreciated.

Answer: The blood bank would have to supply many many units of blood for someone who has DIC. I don't know what exactly ur instructor would be looking for. Blood bank would have to type, cross, and screen the blood and find enough units to infuse.

Question: Disseminated intravascular coagulation. How long does it take to kill you? Would it be immediate or over a period of days ?

Answer: DIC is essentially a disease in which the blood starts coagulating in the body. This depletes the body of platelets which eventually causes hemorrhage. Sepsis and obstetric emergencies are the primary causes. The underlying cause is treated first followed by tranfusions of platelets and other blood products as necessary. Death can happen quickly if DIC isn't resolved.

Question: What is the doctor that treats Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) called?

Answer: Hematologist. A hematologist deals with diseases of the blood. DIC is a blood disease in which blood coagulates (clots) in the blood vessels. Ironically in some forms of DIC the blood fails to clot even if there is a wound (leading to profuse bleeding from minor injuries, from the gum etc).

Question: what are laboratory tests diagnosing DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION IN HEAMATOLOGY,CHEMISTRY AND MICRO IN CLINICAL LABORATORY,BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH,disseminated intravascular coagulation as a disorder of coagulation factors,we need the details of tests perfomed to diagnose (DIC) in heamatology lab,chemistry lab and microbiology lab?

Answer: Not sure you still need the answer now after one day ,but if you look up diagnosing DIC it should bring up info on lab values and lab exams done for DIC.

Question: disseminated intravascular coagulation? what can i teach to the patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation?

Answer: Since there can be different causes or underlying conditions. that should first be determined .

Question: Does anyone have a layman's term for Disseminated Intravascular coagulation?

Answer: Yeah, the above is true. It often causes "shock," which is basically a situation in which the heart cannot continue to pump enough blood through the body, and it is often caused by "sepsis," which is contamination of the bloodstream with germs. Those are layman's terms, of course, but DIC itself is a process that doesn't really have a short name, as far as I know. Edit: I didn't read the above post very carefully. In DIC, the immune system goes haywire trying to kill bacteria, and it ends up triggering clotting inside the blood vessels, where, of course, there should be no clotting. It does this in small vessels throughout the body. It is not trying to fix a bleed, it is clotting (coagulation) inside the blood vessels (intravascular) all over the body (disseminated), in an immune system's overreaction to bacteria (or toxins produced by bacteria). This does use up all of the clotting factors in the blood, and there is a great danger that the person with DIC will, ironically, bleed to death. It is a very grave condition.

Question: where can i find documented case study on disseminated intravascular coagulation in child?

Answer: new england journal of medicine is a good source, u can search inside its articles for case reports and find a case report for DIC

Question: can disseminated intravascular coagulation occur as a result of systemic hypertension?

Answer: The comment above about hypertension being man-made is wrong. The use of the word "placebo" is inappropriate. A placebo is a pill with no medicine in it, used in a scientific study in order to see the difference between when people take the medicine and when they don't - without knowing. Hypertension can be caused by several treatable conditions (such as poor blood flow to a kidney or a tumor that gives off hormones that increase blood pressure) or it can be termed "essential hypertension" meaning that there is no identifiable reason that the blood pressure is high. High blood pressure damages organs and shortens life if not controlled. It runs in families and is more common in some ethnic groups than in others. In short, it is a very real physiologic problem that clearly has a genetic contributing cause. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a disasterous complication of critical illness. In patients who have major trauma or severe life threatening infection, a complex process of system-wide inflammation can occur which compromises or destroys the function of multiple organ systems. This is called multiple system organ failure and is frequently fatal. One of the associated phenomena that can happen during this type of severe situation is DIC. In DIC, microscopic clots begin to form within the blood stream, often in tiny blood vessels. The process happens throughout the body which is why it is termed "disseminated" as opposed to localized. This process rapidly depletes the clotting factors in the blood and uses up platelets which are tiny cells critical for clot formation. The result of this depletion of clotting supplies is that the patient develops bleeding problems. DIC is not a result of hypertension. Typically it occurs in patients who are critically ill (in the ICU, on a ventilator, hanging on to life by a thread) or who are rapidly becoming critically ill. Although there are numerous possible causes, they all have to do with either major injury or infection, or a related biochemical insult to the system. An example of a non-trauma, non-infectious issue that can involve DIC and hypertension involves a complex of multiple problems related to pregnancy called "HELLP syndrome" (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets) which can occur in the setting of "pre-eclampsia" or "eclampsia". This too, however, is a process that includes critical illness and systemic inflammation, organ failures and DIC. ...Hope that helps.

Question: Who discovered Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation? Also, when, where, and how did they discover it? Please include reliable sources if you answer. Thanks.

Answer: I am assuming that they discovered it by seeing it. Don't think that it was a really hard one to pick out. Not sure as to who, where and when. Will get back to you on that one.

Question: I am looking for a nursing care plan on the subject of "Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation".? Does anyone know where or who I could ask so that I can get this done. I am a nursing student and am in need of this by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Also, I am looking for some fantastic pictures on this subject. Even if I have to download the pics or anything that has to do with this subject. Thank You.

Answer: DIC for RN's...that's tough. In case you can't find stuff- get a picture of schistocytes (I gotta warn you my spelling is lousy- which is why I and others like me write illegibly I suspect) the sheared red blood cells, which is a requirement for DIC, as are a prolonged PT and PTT. You could also find stuff on clots and bleeding- as DIC is characterized by both. Get a picture of a central line and some blood oozing from around it, as patients with DIC are often in the unit, and if they aren't already, the will be soon...and a picture of a clot around a central line (inside the vein) or a DVT- deep venous thrombosis. I'm not a nurse, so unfortunately I have no idea what your care plan would be- the treatment is mostly "supportive": transfusions of blood, preventing DVT's, you may need to actually GIVE heparin...the biggest thing is to treat the SOURCE of the DIC. I'd wanna be called by you if the patient has suddenly unstable vitals, a drop in HCT or bleeding, drop in renal function, etc... Hope this helps- we need good nurses; they're the real caregivers to patients!