D68.2Dagger codeAsterisk code

Hereditary deficiency of other clotting factors

Other coagulation defects

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GuidelinesAcquired Coagulation Defects: Disseminated Intravascular CoagulationDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment D65/D68.2/D68.8 DESCRIPTION DIC is a complication of an underlying condition and is characterised by widespread activation of the clotting cascade which leads to consumption of clotting factors and platelets with generalized bleeding. No single diagnostic test, but the combination of a prolonged INR and PTT, presence of thrombocytopenia, decrea