Differential Diagnosis of Acute Bleeding

Overview

There are cases of massive acute bleeding during surgical procedures,labours and injuries which are used to be labeled as coagulopathy and thislabel is not right.The common case is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).The authors describe the most frequent causes of acute secondarybleeding:extensive trauma,dilution coagulopathy,DIC,iatrogenic intervention and their possible relationships.The author presents laboratory testsand their validity in the diagnosis of bleeding,shows clinical and laboratory signs of common types of bleeding and emphasizes early differentialdiagnosis.

Key words:
surgical procedures –coagulopathy –laboratory tests