Which among the following laboratory investigation is best to reveal bleeding in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DtC.?
Correct Answer: Increased FDPs
Description: Ans. D. Increased FDPsRef: Essentials of Haematology by Shirish Kawathalkar, 2"d ed., pg. 442-147Two types of DIC are acute (decompensated and chronic cornpensated).Acute DIC:Findings in acute DIC are low platelet, prolonged PT & APTT, low fibrinogen, and increased FDP and D-dimer.Chronic DlC:Findings are normal platelet count, normal PT & APTT.However, FDP and D-dimer are increased.So in acute DIC, all the four options are correct, while if we consider the question as chronic DIC, then best possible answer is increased FDP.
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