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Standards of care for Hemophilia vary greatly around the world and from one doctor to another there are variations of care. Most doctors agree treatment of Hemophilia is administration of anti-hemophiliac factor.
The main treatment for hemophilia is called replacement therapy. Concentrates of clotting factor VIII (for hemophilia A) or clotting factor IX (for hemophilia B) are slowly dripped in or injected into a vein. These infusions help replace the clotting factor that's missing or low.
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One type of genetic bleeding disorder?
Heamophilia
Heamophilia is an example of what?
An X-linked genetic disorder.
What is heamophilia?
heamophilia is a disease in people which makes your blood go weird :) it is a genetic disorder where the person lack of clotting factor in the blood. A person with haemophilia will have trouble with bleeding because the bleeding wont stop due to the lack of blood-clotting factor.
How does heamophilia affect the body?
Something with the brain. I believe it impairs your ability to perform certain tasks.
How is heamophilia treated?
The main course of treatment for hemophilia is replacement therapy. Via IV drips, clotting factors and added to the low or missing clotting factors detected in the patients system.
What is diet for heamophilia a patient?
While no special diet is recommended for people with hemophilia, the basic concepts of good eating still apply. Eat healthy and avoid junk food. Note that teens and children with hemophilia are almost twice as likely to be overweight as the same age group in the general population. Therefore they should make an added effort to maintain a healthy weight.
How is heamophilia inherited?
The gene for haemophilia is located on the X chromossome, and can be passed by haemophiliac or carrier mothers to sons (more common) or daughters. Haemophiliac fathers will always have carrier (but not necessarily affected daughters.)
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How do you treat friends?
You treat them the way you want to be treated but the best thing to do is treat them with respect and you will get it to
Why is haemophilia a lethal gene in its homozygous state?
Heamophilia A is caused by an impairment of a protein (clotting factor VIII deficiency) which is used to prevent clots. It is also used to produce fibrin, which is used in platelet activation. Without platelets, cellular differentiation is severely limited, leading to pre-natal death.
Is it ice cream treat or ice-cream treat?
Ice-cream treat
Is 'treat' a noun?
Yes, the word treat is both a noun (treat, treats) and a verb (treat, treats, treating, treated). Examples:noun: I deserve a treat after that boring lecture.verb: I think I'll treat myself to something chocolate.
