Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Bleeding disorders

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Alternative Names

Coagulopathy


Symptoms
  • Bleeding into joints
  • Excessive bruising
  • Heavy bleeding
  • Heavy menstrual bleeding
  • Nosebleeds

Which problems occur depends on the specific bleeding disorder, and how severe it is.


Signs and tests
  • Complete blood count (CBC)
  • Bleeding time
  • Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
  • Platelet aggregation test
  • Prothrombin time (PT)


Review Date: 02/28/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)