Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome seen in the most critically ill or injured patients. Hallmark signs of the disease are hypercoagulability followed by inappropriate and uncontrolled bleeding that can often lead to death. Recognition of the risk factors of DIC, understanding the progression of the disease, watching closely for changing clinical signs, appropriate and aggressive treatment, and top-notch nursing skills can bring some of these patients back from the brink. A DIC diagnosis is not always a death sentence but it will take team effort to send these patients home.
The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated (1) AVNAT CPD point to this continuing education activity.
Recording from 27. July 2022
Speaker:
Megan Brashear
BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
