A person with disseminated intravascular coagulation is not responding to infusions of fresh frozen plasma and platelets. Which of the following interventions might be indicated for this person?

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which the body's clotting system is activated excessively and leads to both clotting and bleeding. Heparin infusion can be beneficial in the treatment of DIC by inhibiting the excessive clotting. Infusions of fresh frozen plasma and platelets are often used to replace the clotting factors that have been depleted in DIC, but they do not address the underlying problem. Warfarin therapy is not indicated in acute DIC and may cause further bleeding. A bone marrow biopsy may be indicated to determine the underlying cause of the DIC, but it is not a treatment for acute DIC. Normal saline infusion is not a treatment for DIC.

A Person with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Is Not Responding to Infusions