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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
50 single best answer questions — Domain 6: Conditions, Body system: Blood and Lymph
Based on the GMC Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) content map — applicable from September 2026
,BLOOD AND LY MPH Question 1 of 50
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation
What is the underlying pathophysiological process in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
A Isolated platelet destruction only
B A purely fibrinolytic process with no clot formation
Widespread activation of the coagulation cascade, leading to consumption of clotting factors and platelets, causing simultaneous thrombosis
C
and bleeding
D An isolated inherited clotting factor deficiency
E Isolated deficiency of vitamin K-dependent factors
Select the single best answer.
,BLOOD AND LY MPH Question 1 of 50 — Answer
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation
What is the underlying pathophysiological process in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
A Isolated platelet destruction only
B A purely fibrinolytic process with no clot formation
Widespread activation of the coagulation cascade, leading to consumption of clotting factors and platelets, causing simultaneous thrombosis and
C ✓ Correct
bleeding
D An isolated inherited clotting factor deficiency
E Isolated deficiency of vitamin K-dependent factors
EXPLANATION
DIC involves widespread, inappropriate activation of the coagulation cascade, consuming clotting factors and platelets, which paradoxically causes both microvascular
thrombosis and a bleeding tendency.
, BLOOD AND LY MPH Question 2 of 50
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Which of the following is a recognised trigger of disseminated intravascular coagulation?
A Well-controlled type 2 diabetes
B Mild dehydration
C Simple viral upper respiratory tract infection
D Severe sepsis
E Chronic stable angina
Select the single best answer.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
50 single best answer questions — Domain 6: Conditions, Body system: Blood and Lymph
Based on the GMC Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) content map — applicable from September 2026
,BLOOD AND LY MPH Question 1 of 50
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation
What is the underlying pathophysiological process in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
A Isolated platelet destruction only
B A purely fibrinolytic process with no clot formation
Widespread activation of the coagulation cascade, leading to consumption of clotting factors and platelets, causing simultaneous thrombosis
C
and bleeding
D An isolated inherited clotting factor deficiency
E Isolated deficiency of vitamin K-dependent factors
Select the single best answer.
,BLOOD AND LY MPH Question 1 of 50 — Answer
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation
What is the underlying pathophysiological process in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
A Isolated platelet destruction only
B A purely fibrinolytic process with no clot formation
Widespread activation of the coagulation cascade, leading to consumption of clotting factors and platelets, causing simultaneous thrombosis and
C ✓ Correct
bleeding
D An isolated inherited clotting factor deficiency
E Isolated deficiency of vitamin K-dependent factors
EXPLANATION
DIC involves widespread, inappropriate activation of the coagulation cascade, consuming clotting factors and platelets, which paradoxically causes both microvascular
thrombosis and a bleeding tendency.
, BLOOD AND LY MPH Question 2 of 50
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Which of the following is a recognised trigger of disseminated intravascular coagulation?
A Well-controlled type 2 diabetes
B Mild dehydration
C Simple viral upper respiratory tract infection
D Severe sepsis
E Chronic stable angina
Select the single best answer.
