• DESCRIBE THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DIC
• IDENTIFY VARIOUS TYPES OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS AND THE REASONS
FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATION TO A PATIENT WITH CLOTTING DISORDERS.
• IDENTIFY THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BLOOD TRANSFUSION
• APPLY NURSING PROCESS RELATED TO BLOOD TRANSFUSION.
• DISCUSS THE MOST COMMON DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY TESTS USED FOR
DIC
• DESCRIBE HOW DIC COMPROMISES TWO ORGAN FUNCTIONS IN A PATIENT
WITH DIC
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DEFINITION
• LIFE THREATENING PROCESS THAT PREVENTS A
PERSON’S BLOOD FROM CLOTTING NORMALLY. DUE TO:
― EXCESSIVE CLOTTING (THROMBOSIS)
― BLEEDING (HEMORRHAGE)
― CAN LEAD TO
• SHOCK
• ORGAN FAILURE
• DEATH
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CLOTTING CASCADE
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
• TRIGGERED BY
―ENDOTHELIAL DAMAGE
―RELEASE OF TISSUE FACTORS INTO CIRCULATION
―INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF CLOTTING CASCADE
―BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CASCADES MAY BE
ACTIVATED
―USUALLY EXTRINSIC
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
• EXTENSIVE THROMBIN ENTERING
CIRCULATION OVERWHELMS NATURAL
ANTICOAGULANTS AND LEADS TO
UNRESTRICTED CLOT FORMATION
―PLATELETS CLUMP TOGETHER
―CLOGS SMALL BLOOD VESSELS
―DAMAGES ORGANS
―DESTROYS BLOOD CELLS
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