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Excessive Bleeding Disorder. When the aptt is the only abnormal test and the patient has a definite history of bleeding one of the hemophiliac states is present. Bleeding can result from either too few or abnormal platelets abnormal or low amounts of clotting proteins or abnormal blood vessels. Full blood count and blood film platelet count platelet morphology evidence of anaemia or iron deficiency prothrombin time inr aptt blood film fibrinogen thrombin time. Normally blood remains in the circulatory system inside the blood vessels.
Normally blood remains in the circulatory system inside the blood vessels. People with a family history of excessive bleeding are likely to have an inherited bleeding disorder such as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia hemophilia or von willebrand disease. If you need to change your tampon or pad after less than 2 hours or you pass clots the size of a quarter or larger that is heavy bleeding. It also can cause anemia. However not all people with these disorders know about a family history of the disorder. Other patients may have unexplained skin.
Hemophilia a a condition in which you are missing clotting factor viii or have low levels of clotting factor viii hemophilia a is the most common type of hemophilia.
When the aptt is the only abnormal test and the patient has a definite history of bleeding one of the hemophiliac states is present. It may be the result of inheriting certain forms of genes alleles or caused by conditions or factors that develop within a person s lifetime acquired. Combined deficiency of the vitamin k dependent clotting factors vkcfds caused by a problem with clotting factors ii vii ix and x. Normally blood remains in the circulatory system inside the blood vessels. Full blood count and blood film platelet count platelet morphology evidence of anaemia or iron deficiency prothrombin time inr aptt blood film fibrinogen thrombin time. Family history of bleeding disorder or undiagnosed excessive bleeding initial investigations if positive personal or family history.