| A coagulation profile should be obtained to rule out disseminated intravascular coagulation. |
| Involvement of the muscular vessel wall and intravascular growth do not occur. |
| The altered erythrocytes undergo both intravascular and extravascular destruction. |
| For example, veins are barriers between intravascular and extravascular tissues. |
| Chemotherapy acts by killing leukemic cells, which release procoagulants that can produce disseminated intravascular coagulation. |
| Cultures of blood, sputum, intravascular catheter tips, and wounds were used to confirm the presence of bacteria. |
