Pathogenesis of DIC (Disseminated intravascular coagulation)

DIC (Disseminated intravascular coagulation)

This is an unusual situation in which there’s a generalised consumption of plasma clotting elements and platelets leading to fibrin deposition throughout the microcirculation. ...

Components of Blood

Blood consists of plasma and formed elements. Plasma, which makes up about 55% of blood, is the straw-colored clear liquid in which cellular elements and dissolved substances (solutes) ...

The Acute Phase Response

The acute phase response is a nonspecific response to tissue injury or infection; it affects several organs and tissues. During the acute phase response, there is a characteristic ...

difference between Plasma and Serum

Plasma is the supernatant obtained after centrifugation of blood collected into a test tube containing anticoagulant to prevent clotting Several anticoagulants are used in laboratory ...

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

  The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or Biernacki Reaction, is the rate at which red blood cells sediment in a period of 1 hour. It is ...
Blood Clotting

Understand Blood Clotting

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