Not exact matches
«For a patient with insufficient platelets
due to
bleeding or an inherited
disorder, physicians often have to resort to platelet transfusions, which can be difficult to obtain,» said Dr. Wilbur Lam, another of the paper's co-authors and a physician in the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Department of Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine.
It has been suggested that those taking anticoagulants or have a
bleeding disorder avoid doses greater than 3 grams daily
due to a possible increased risk of
bleeding.
A common source of
bleeding is from gastric or duodenal ulcers (usually gastric
bleeding would give vomit containing blood); other causes of black faeces may be
due to eating food containing blood, tumours, clotting
disorders, poisoning or foreign bodies.
Black tarry faeces indicates the presence of digested blood in the faeces (
due to oxidation of iron) which would have originated in the upper gastrointestinal tract, the cause of this may be
due to ulcers, infections, tumours, poisons, foreign bodies, platelet
disorder, liver or kidney disease, respiratory tract
bleeding (being swallowed and passed) or nutrition.
If you notice bruising,
bleeding, lethargy, infection or if your pet has difficulty breathing, it may be
due to anemia or a
bleeding disorder.
Due to the mild nature of this
disorder, affected dogs may not be identified until a surgery is performed or trauma occurs at which time excessive
bleeding is noted.
Due to the variable severity of the
disorder, affected dogs may not be identified until a surgery is performed or trauma occurs at which time excessive
bleeding is noted.
Due to the variable severity of the
disorder, Carrier dogs may not be identified until a surgery is performed or trauma occurs at which time excessive
bleeding is noted.