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Your organs do NOT liquify, contrary to popular literature. Why do you get sick, die? Details here.. [View all] uppityperson Oct 2014 OP

Gruesome details, but important information MineralMan Oct 2014 #1

Thank you, I edited to add a bit more. I have more problems with the laypersons pop literature uppityperson Oct 2014 #3

You know, I have problems with denigration of sources because one feels like it. "The Hot WinkyDink Oct 2014 #26

Too many people confuse the fiction with fact. I have no problem denigrating pop fiction as a sourc uppityperson Oct 2014 #27

DIC is an ugly way to die. I've seen one case, for sure, decades ago in kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #2

I have taken care of patients with DIC and they weren't the omg bleeding out of every...thing, just uppityperson Oct 2014 #4

That poor dog had bloody diarrhea and was vomiting blood and had ecchmotic hemorrhages on his skin, kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #23

we had a dic when I was in clinicals magical thyme Oct 2014 #20

My wife is a veterinary technician. They say DIC is short for.. KinMd Oct 2014 #28

Nice work. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #5

You are welcome. I like to learn about things and trying to pass on what I found to help uppityperson Oct 2014 #29

Regardless of the terminology, it is still an ugly way to die. truedelphi Oct 2014 #6

My child was assigned The Hot Zone in middle school, had to petition to read Moby Dick instead uppityperson Oct 2014 #8

Yikes. Sorry to hear that Moby Dick is a book a student has to petition to read. n/t truedelphi Oct 2014 #19

The Hot Zone for middleschoolers? Marrah_G Oct 2014 #33

He started reading and after the first chapter told me he wasn't going to read more as it was uppityperson Oct 2014 #34

I would never have given that book to my kids Marrah_G Oct 2014 #35

Very informative post. K&R Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #7

K & R Thespian2 Oct 2014 #9

Thank you for this important information. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #10

Septic shock. Occurs in end stage disease.... Avalux Oct 2014 #11

Indeed, that was in one of the articles, that what happens happens with other diseases, issues uppityperson Oct 2014 #25

Aha, thank you! So it's kind of like a really bad MS attack, in a way. Except for the clots. But LiberalLoner Oct 2014 #12

Thanks for the scientific explanation. freshwest Oct 2014 #13

Yikes. That's even scarier than just bleeding out your eyes. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #14

Weird how medical articles Needa Moment Oct 2014 #31

So then are immunocompromised people less likely to die from ebola? n/t Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #15

Huh, let me think. They still have the clotting, tissue death problem. Quick research shows no. uppityperson Oct 2014 #16

Very interesting paper, thanks Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #17

Positive and negative, but indeed no, immunocompromised are a high risk group, reading more uppityperson Oct 2014 #18

But if it takes longer for immunocompromised people to die from Ebola... Duer 157099 Oct 2014 #32

Very good info. Sissyk Oct 2014 #21

I feel so much better now. nt B2G Oct 2014 #22

Thank you for the information Stargazer09 Oct 2014 #24

Thanks for the clear information, uppityperson. n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #30

Thank you for posting this description. I find the end-stage symptoms not quite so scary now. woodsprite Oct 2014 #36

My condolences on your mom. We never want to lose a loved one, but having them be more comfortable uppityperson Oct 2014 #39

Definition of "DIC": LiberalElite Oct 2014 #37

Thank you, that is a clear and concise definition/description. uppityperson Oct 2014 #38

I read the OP LiberalElite Oct 2014 #40

I appreciate it. I get used to reading techno-jargon stuff, appreciate when people post readable uppityperson Oct 2014 #42

pretty horrifying process barbtries Oct 2014 #41