BLEEDING DISORDER

BLEEDING DISORDERS

If process of CLOTTING MECHANISM is known properly, very easy to diagnose the case and to treat to some extent. 

✴ Mechanism of action

✴ Laboratory investigations

▶Complete blood counts with peripheral smear examination 

▶ Screening tests for bleeding disorders

▶ Specific tests for factor deficiencies

▶ Platelet function tests 

▶ Other investigations as per requirements

✴ Screening tests for bleeding disorders

▶ Bleeding time, Clotting time

▶ Platelet Count

▶ Prothrombin time with INR (PT)

▶ Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)

▶ Thrombin time test (TT)

▶ Fibrinogen concentration

▶ F D P

✴Causes of bleeding disorders

1. Vascular defects

2. Platelet defects

3. Clotting mechanism defects

1. Acquired vascular defects

2. Congenital vascular defects