In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), what occurs after microthrombi block the arterioles and capillaries?
a. Circulation is impeded, causing edema and damage to the peripheral nerves.
b. Oxygenation is impeded due to the breakdown of association between the arterioles and capillaries.
c. The body's clotting factors respond, causing breakdown of the circulatory system.
d. The body's fibrinolytic process responds, causing hemorrhaging.
D
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a critical condition that occurs as the consequence of primary diseases such as acute leukemia or in conditions such as shock, acute infection, and trauma. Normal clotting is disrupted by diffuse clot formation within vessels; as the body attempts to stop clot formation, hemorrhaging occurs and vascular occlusion causes infarcts in organs such as the kidneys.
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