disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation — or Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy Classification and external resources Micrograph showing a thrombotic microangiopathy, as may be seen in DIC. Kidney biopsy. PAS stain … Wikipedia
diffuse intravascular coagulation — (DIC), disseminated intravascular coagulation a bleeding disorder characterized by abnormal reduction in the elements involved in blood clotting due to their use in widespread intravascular clotting. It may be caused by any of numerous disorders; … Medical dictionary
Coagulation — This article is about blood clotting. For other meanings see Coagulation (disambiguation). Coagulation is a complex process by which blood forms clots. It is an important part of hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel,… … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Coagulation — In medicine, the clotting of blood. The process by which the blood clots to form solid masses, or clots. More than 30 types of cells and substances in blood affect clotting. The process is initiated by blood platelets. Platelets produce a… … Medical dictionary
HELLP syndrome — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = HELLP syndrome ICD10 = ICD10|O|14|1|o|10 ICD9 = Not assigned ICDO = Caption = OMIM = OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = 000890 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1885 DiseasesDB = 30805 MeshID = D017359 HELLP syndrome is a … Wikipedia
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30701 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|287.39 ICDO = OMIM = 141000 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1221 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|1234 | MeshID = Kasabach Merritt syndrome (KMS)… … Wikipedia
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome Caption = DiseasesDB = 29316 ICD10 = ICD10|A|39|1|a|30, ICD10|E|35|1|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|036.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3009 MeshID = D014884 Waterhouse… … Wikipedia
Serotonin syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Serotonin syndrome Caption = Serotonin DiseasesDB = 30044 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|333.99 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2786 MeshName = Serotonin+Syndrome MeshNumber = C21.613.276.720 Serotonin … Wikipedia
Marie Antoinette syndrome — is a sudden whitening of the hair. The event that named the syndrome was the observation that the hair of unhappy and ill fated Queen Marie Antoinette of France turned stark white the night before her execution in the French Revolution.… … Wikipedia