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Hemophilia must be diagnosed through blood tests. Family history of bleeding disorders can help narrow the tests needed to make an accurate diagnosis. If hemophilia is known in the patient's history and a bleeding disorder is suspected, it is probably the same, both in severity and type. Actual diagnosis however should only be bade following appropriate blood tests.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoAmniocentesis is the most common form of testing for hemophilia prior to birth. This involves drawing off fluids that contain some fetal cells through a needle. Those cells can then be tested for the mutation and thus detect hemophilia before birth. It is important to note that this can only be done after the fetus is 13 weeks along or older.
Between weeks 10 and 12, a procedure called chorionic villus sampling can also be preformed. Using this method, a small piece of the placenta is removed and tested.
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∙ 8y agoHemophilia is a genetic disease. Depending on what alleles occur on a person's X chromosome, the person will either have hemophilia or not.
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∙ 7y agoYou had parents that also have hemophilia and need medical help to stop bleeding if cut.
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Can fish get hemophilia?
Yes - there are dogs with hemophilia. German Shepards in Europe with hemophilia can be traced back to one dog: Canto von der Wienerau. For more informationon hemophilia and dogs: http://mydogfluffy.com/faq.htm Mice with hemophilia are used to research hemophilia medication and a cure for hemophilia.
What is the nickname for hemophilia?
hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease because Stephen Christmas was the first patient with the disease, and hemophilia A is just known as classic hemophilia.
What are the statistics of hemophilia in England?
50 million ppl have hemophilia
Is hemophilia contageous?
No, Hemophilia is a genetic disease. A person is born with it.
What would a postitive guaiac test indicate?
Could mean Hemophilia, a positive guaiac test means that there's hidden blood in the stool (blood that you may not be able to see with your own eyes).
Can you get a test if you are pregnant to see if your child has hemophilia?
It is possible to diagnose Hemophilia in the fetus during pregnancy by demonstrating the abnormal gene.
Whats the test that detects that you have Hemophilia?
Hemophilia is diagnosed through a series of blood test. Currently most places do not automatically test an individual for hemophilia, meaning that the doctor must have a reason to suspect hemophilia in order to run the tests. The most common reasons a doctor would suspect hemophilia is if hemophilia was known to run in the individual's family, or if the individual seems to have an abnormally long clotting time. The clotting issue often presents itself at circumcision leading to most cases being diagnosed very early on.
What is mixing test in Hemophilia?
To my knowledge, mixing tests are used with some types of acquired hemophilia to determine the source of the hemophilia. In the test, I believe they mix two separate samples of plasma together. One sample being from the affected individual who has acquired hemophilia, one from a normal source without the acquired hemophilia. If the ability of the blood to coagulate is decreased, this would indicate that the source of the acquired hemophilia was in the blood itself (some anticoagulant). If the blood, once mixed retained normal clotting, this would indicate a problem with the actual production of the needed clot forming components.
What is a disease in which the blood does not clot normally?
Hemophilia is one disease in which blood does not clot normally. von Willebrand's Disease
Can fish get hemophilia?
Yes - there are dogs with hemophilia. German Shepards in Europe with hemophilia can be traced back to one dog: Canto von der Wienerau. For more informationon hemophilia and dogs: http://mydogfluffy.com/faq.htm Mice with hemophilia are used to research hemophilia medication and a cure for hemophilia.
A woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia get married. What are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
There is no chance that the child will have hemophilia even if the spouse has hemophilia. Any girls the couple has will be carriers if the spouse has hemophilia.
What A woman with hemophilia and a men without hemophilia get married . what are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
50%
A hereditary bleeding disorder that results from lack of clotting factors?
Hemophilia, Sickle Cell anemia.
Can anyone be a candidate for hemophilia?
Can anyone be a candidate for the hemophilia a
What is the nickname for hemophilia?
hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease because Stephen Christmas was the first patient with the disease, and hemophilia A is just known as classic hemophilia.
What Woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia are expecting a baby boy. What are the chances that their son will also have hemophilia?
50%
What is the effects of Hemophilia?
Hemophilia is when your blood clots slowly or not at all.
