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Massive transfusion in healthy adult male can cause hemorrhage due to: March 2011

A
Increased tPA
B
Dilutional thrombocytopenia
C
Vitamin K deficiency
D
Decreased fibrinogen
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B: Dilutional thrombocytopenia Massive blood transfusion causes dilutional coagulopathies especially dilutional thrombocytopenia (stored blood has no platelets and concentration of other clotting factors is also very less)

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