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ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
Scoring System for Disseminated ... (DIC) Platelet ... platelet aggregation PT ... using INR use PT ... #Disseminated #
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... Coagulation (DIC ... • Prolonged PT ... • Increased thrombin ... #Disseminated #
Therefore, studies obtained at the initial presentation in the emergency department should evaluate for fibrinolysis with
prothrombin time (PT ... to evaluate for anemia ... decompensated DIC ... LaboratoryFindings #Disseminated ... Intravascular #Coagulation
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... DIC is a clinical ... polychromatophilic cells ... conditions such as disseminated ... intravascular coagulation
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Congenital intrinsic coagulation ... drugs e.g. direct thrombin ... Disseminated intravascular ... coagulation (DIC ... differential #hematology #coagulation
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
for a Prolonged PT ... drugs (e.g. direct thrombin ... hemorrhage • Disseminated ... intravascularcoagulation (DIC ... differential #hematology #coagulation
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
inhibitor of a coagulation ... Warfarin • Acute DIC ... liver failure, disseminated ... disease • Acute DIC ... warfarin, direct thrombin