title: Intravascular coagulation. 1. Differential diagnosis and conditioning mechanisms.
abstract: Intravascular coagulation is an acquired thrombohemorrhagic disorder that occurs as a secondary phenomenon in various medical conditions, usually in patients who are seriously ill. It may occur as an acute fulminant disorder with massive bleeding or thrombosis but more commonly is subacute or chronic. Bleeding may be a prominent feature, or hemostatic abnormalities may be demonstrable only by testing.
mesh_terms: D000347:Afibrinogenemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000503:physiopathology; D011517:Prothrombin Time