Bleeding disorders (part 2)

Part 2: Specific Disorders

Movement disorders emergencies Part 2: hyperkinetic disorders.

Although movement disorders do not usually present as neurologic emergencies, there are times when the abrupt onset of an unusual movement abnormality results in emergency department or intensive care unit consultations. Part 1 of this review discussed hypokinetic movement disorders emergencies. Part 2 provides a diagnostic approach to the recognition and treatment of hyperkinetic movement diso...

Special Care Dentistry: Part 2. dental management of patients with drug-related acquired bleeding disorders.

UNLABELLED The first of this series of three articles discussed the dental management of patients with inherited bleeding disorders. This paper will discuss and outline the dental management of patients with acquired bleeding disorders that can result from drug therapy. These may be associated with vascular defects, platelet defects or coagulation defects. In an age when people are living longe...

Bleeding Disorders

Bleeding disorders are usually taken to mean coagulopathies with reduced clotting of the blood but also encompass disorders characterised by abnormal platelet function or blood vessel walls that result in increased bleeding. Bleeding disorders may result from faults at many different levels in the coagulation process. They can range from severe and life-threatening conditions, such as haemophil...

Bleeding Disorders: Hemorrhagic Diatheses

Before discussing these specific bleeding disorders, it is helpful to review normal hemostasis ( Chapter 4 ) and the common laboratory tests used in the evaluation of a bleeding diathesis. It should be recalled from the discussion in Chapter 4 that the normal hemostatic response involves the blood vessel wall, the platelets, and the clotting cascade. Tests used to evaluate different aspects of ...