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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), is a paradoxical condition characterized by both bleeding and thrombosis. What is the pathophysiology?
Author: Jade Ann PatersonAnswer:
Micro-clots form within the capillaries and use up all the clotting factors in the circulating blood faster than the liver and bone marrow can replace them, which results in bleeding in other places
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