Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Jerry is a 24-year-old male in the ICU that was hit by a car while walking 7 days ago. Since this
the accident resulted in him beginning to develop sepsis. On day 8 you notice petechiae on his torso and
blood oozing from his past IV insertion sites. His suture lines from his hip surgery are oozing
blood as well. Based on your assessment, you suspect disseminated intravascular coagulation
(DIC).
1. Explain why you suspected that Jerry developed DIC (scenario data and textbook
support)?
2. Define Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.
3. What labs do you expect to be ordered?
4. With each lab value, indicate if that value would be abnormally high or low for a pt. with
DIC and explain.

5. What is the pathophysiology causing the change in lab values?
6. What are patients with DIC at risk for due to the abnormally high consumption of clotting
factors and platelets and why?
7. How is DIC managed?