Multiple Choice
Place these pathophysiologic mechanisms of DIC in the order in which they occur.
1) Activation of the fibrinolytic system
2) Breakdown of thrombi; spontaneous hemorrhage
3) Consumption of coagulation factors; failure of regulatory mechanisms
4) Endothelial damage; release of tissue factor
5) Thrombin formation; clots form along epithelial walls
A) 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
B) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
C) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
D) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4
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