Place These Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of DIC in the Order in Which

question 14

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, 5, 3, 1, 2
• B) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
• C) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
• D) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4

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