A 29yo woman had just delivered a still born vaginally, following a major placental abruption.
Choose the single most likely predisposing factor for developing PPH in this lady?
a. Retained product
b. DIC
c. Fibroid uterus
d. Uterine infection
e. Large placental site
Q. 1. What is the key?
Q. 2. What are the causes of this condition here?
Ans. 1. The key is B. DIC.
Ans. 2. Pregnancy itself is a risk factor for DIC. Placental abruption is a more common cause of DIC.
Other causes of pregnancy related DIC are: eclampsia, retention of a dead fetus, amniotic fluid
embolism, retained placenta or bacterial sepsis.