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    28 Oct, 2016
    DIC and TTP

    Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation  DIC, also called consumption coagulopathy, is a systemic process producing both thrombosis and hemorrhage. It consists of the following components:    Exposure of blood to procoagulants such as tissue factor and cancer procoagulant   Formation of fibrin within the circulation   Fibrinolysis  

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    Hematology
    15 Oct, 2016
    Cardiac Tamponade

    Cardiac Tamponade:  Cardiac tamponade – Characterized by the accumulation of pericardial fluid under pressure.   Constrictive pericarditis – Scarring of pericardium with resultant loss of elasticity of the pericardial sac.   An important pathophysiologic feature of both cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis is

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    Cardiology