DIC

DIC
Patient exhibits signs of DIC. Therefore best benefit for mentality benefit is to treat underlying precipitant.
Suspected underlying precipitant to be infectious therefore directed antibiotics and intravenous fluids administered
Considered that patient has prothrombotic as well as procoagulant pathic status. Therefore considered possible etiologies of thrombosis as well as bleeding
Consistent with DIC given
low platelets
prolonged coags
low fibrinogen
elevated FDP
elevated d-dimer

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