Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Bleeding normally stops within 1 to 9 minutes. However, values may vary from lab to lab.
What abnormal results mean
Longer-than-normal bleeding time may be due to:
- Blood vessel defect
Platelet aggregation defect -
Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count)
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Acquired platelet function defect Congenital platelet function defects - Primary thrombocythemia
Von Willebrand's disease
Images
Blood clot test
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Review Date: 03/02/2009
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)
