Bleeding and Clotting disorder

Question 1

Hemophilia

Answer 1

is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in one of two blood clotting factors: factor VIII or factor IX.

Question 2

Thrombophilia

Answer 2

is a disorder in which the blood clots easily or excessively.

Question 3

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Answer 3

is a condition in which small blood clots develop throughout the bloodstream, blocking small blood vessels. The increased clotting depletes the platelets and clotting factors needed to control bleeding, causing excessive bleeding.