background some of the dental procedures can cause bleeding. bleeding control can be difficult in some patients because of systemic disease or chronic anticoagulant therapy, so they may be at increased risk for bleeding occurrences or even death following invasive dental procedures. this study was schemed to measure the knowledge of general dentists in shiraz city regarding coagulation tests pe...

menorrhagia is the most common symptom that is experienced by women with bleeding disorders. von willebrand disease (vwd) is the most common congenital human bleeding disorder that is manifested as a quantitative deficiency in von willebrand factor (vwf) or dysfunction of this factor. the frequency of vwd is similar in both men and women. however, vwd is more readily detected in women due to th...

conclusions the case was fully investigated and diagnosed as a case with factor xiii deficiency causing such uncontrolled bleeding after extraction of a tooth. introduction factor xiii deficiency is a relatively rare hereditary bleeding disorder, which is usually found during infancy or early childhood. this condition may involve both genders within different races in an equal manner. its incid...

The risk of severe haemorrhage in pregnancy is well recognized, and uncontrolled bleeding remains a major cause of maternal death throughout the world, including the British Isles. The haemochorial system of human placentation carries with it an inherent risk of haemorrhage and this probably explains why the serious congenital disorders of haemostasis are predominantly found in the male. In pre...

background: direct thrombin inhibitors and factor xa inhibitors are gaining popularity as alternatives to warfarin for patients requiring anticoagulation. toxicity due to these medications is difficult to manage because overdose experience is very limited and there is no clear guidance on when or whether to use antidote in this setting. case presentation: a 50-year-old man with normal renal fun...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW An update on recent developments in diagnosis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation. RECENT FINDINGS Disseminated intravascular coagulation is defined as a typical disease condition with laboratory findings indicating massive coagulation activation and reduction in procoagulant capacity. Clinical syndromes associated with the condition are consumption coagu...