DIC

DIC: Introduction

DIC: DIC s a syndrome triggered by a number of medical conditions including malignancy, infection and liver disease, and results in consumption of clotting factors in the blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of DIC is available below.

Symptoms of DIC

• Asymptomatic
• Symptoms of underlying cause
• Abnormal blood test results
• Easy bruising
• Bleeding
• more symptoms...»

DIC: Complications

Read more about complications of DIC.

Medical Textbooks Online about DIC

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with DIC?

• Misdiagnosis of DIC
• Hidden causes of DIC (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of DIC

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• Acute myeloid leukemia
• Malignant hypertension
• Placental abruption
• Heat stroke
• more causes...»

See full list of 19 causes of DIC

Read more about causes of DIC.

More information about causes of DIC:

• DIC as a complication caused by other conditions
• DIC as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of DIC

Treatments for DIC

• Treatment is aimed at the underlying condition
• Support measures
• Platelet transfusion
• Red blood cell transfusion
• Clotting factor transfusion
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for DIC

Latest Treatments for DIC

• IV fluids
• Blood transfusion
• Platelet concentrates
• Fresh frozen plasma
• Cryoprecipitate
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 latest treatments for DIC

Videos for DIC

Reseach about DIC

Visit our research pages for current research about DIC treatments.

Clinical Trials for DIC

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for DIC include:

• Thrombin Generation and Thromboelastography in Non-Overt DIC - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

Read more about Clinical Trials for DIC

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User Interactive Forums

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• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of DIC:

A pathological process in the body where the blood starts to coagulate throughout the whole body. This depletes the body of its platelets and coagulation factors, and there is an increased the risk of hemorrhage. - (Source - Diseases Database)