Bleeding Disorders Health information topics about Bleeding Disorders: Children 1. Von Willebrand Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/vwd.html 2. Blood Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/blood.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Blood Coagulation Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001778&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Thrombocytopenia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013921&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. D-dimer American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/d_dimer/test.html 2. Understanding Your Complete Blood Count National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/cbc97.pdf 3. PT and INR (Prothrombin Time, International Normal American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/pt/test.html 4. Platelet Count American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/platelet/test.html 5. Fibrinogen American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fibrinogen/test.html 6. Coagulation Factors American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/coagulation_factors/te... 7. aPTT American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aptt/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Bleeding Disorders: Glossary National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_glossary.htm Directories 1. Find a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology http://www.aspho.org/custom/directory/?pageid=235 2. Global Treatment Center Directory World Federation of Hemophilia http://www.wfh.org/passport/Passport.asp 3. Find a Hematologist American Society of Hematology https://ash.ebiz.uapps.net/solutionsite/fah/fahhome.htm 4. Blood Bank Locator American Association of Blood Banks http://www.aabb.org/Locator/Locator.asp Financial Issues 1. Bleeding Disorders: Financial and Insurance Issues National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_issues.htm Genetics 1. Gene Therapy National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_gene.htm 2. Genetics Home Reference: Factor V Leiden thromboph National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=factorvleidenthrombophilia Organizations 1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 2. National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/ 3. Hematologic Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/default.htm Overviews 1. Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch173/ch173a.html 2. What Is a Bleeding Disorder? National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_general.htm 3. What You Need to Know about Hypercoagulable States Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/vascular/hyper... Related Issues 1. Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf 2. Information for Teachers and Childcare Providers National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_providers.htm 3. Tips for Travellers World Federation of Hemophilia http://www.wfh.org/ShowDoc.asp?Rubrique=26&Document=53&IndLangue=2 Research 1. Treatment Options for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/2/I-38 2. Treatment of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopeni American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/138/2/I-38 3. Blood Clots in People with Factor V Leiden Mutatio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/5/I-50 Specific Conditions 1. Bleeding into the Skin (Petechiae) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01208 2. Blood Clotting Problems Due to Antibodies (Antipho UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=arth_rhe/4811 3. Factor V Leiden American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/107/15/e94.pdf 4. Hereditary Bleeding Disorders National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/hemophilia.htm 5. What Is von Willebrand Disease? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/vWD/vWD_WhatIs.html 6. What Is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Itp/ITP_WhatIs.html 7. Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01028 8. ITP: Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/113.xml 9. Hypercoagulation: Excessive Blood Clotting American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/244.xml Teenagers 1. Von Willebrand Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/vwd.html Treatment 1. Minimally Invasive Procedure Shrinks Blood Clots i American Stroke Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010221 Women 1. Bleeding and Clotting Disorders in Women National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/women.htm 2. Bleeding Disorders National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/bleed.htm 3. 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