Tag: Bleeding

  • Thrombocytopenia

    Thrombocytopenia

    Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count below 150 x 109 / L (150 000 / mm3). It can be of central origin default production or consumption by peripheral, abnormal distribution or immunological destruction by antiplatelet antibodies in particular during the immune thrombocytopenic purpura (Fig. 1). There is no rule in clinical impact when the…

  • Lengthening of partial thromboplastin time or activated (TCK, CAW *), prothrombin time, bleeding time

    Lengthening of partial thromboplastin time or activated (TCK, CAW *), prothrombin time, bleeding time

    It is the combination of clinical (examination and questioning) and biological examinations which allows better assess risk or seek an etiology. Note that the interrogation in search of a bleeding tendency is difficult in the patient (whose young age can never having set real risk situation, or whose seniority of pathology may have did get…

  • Monitoring of pregnancy

    Monitoring of pregnancy

    Monitoring of pregnancy can be a source of discomfort for the general practitioner. However, this is usually a physiological phenomenon governed by a policy of monitoring and preventing well organized in France, both at the medical level at the legislative level. This has allowed since 1970, the decrease in perinatal mortality (from 35 to 6.5…

  • Bleeding

    Bleeding

    Puerperal blood loss, occurring outside the rules. In women of childbearing age, always inquire whether the bleeding is related to pregnancy. In all cases: – Quickly assess the extent of blood loss. – If major bleeding or shock or if a surgical procedure (laparotomy, caesarean section) is required: • Insert an IV line and Ringer…

  • Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

    Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

    The lower GI bleeding is defined as a bleeding induced by a lesion located beyond the ligament of Treitz.Externalization is therefore as melena or hematochezia according to etiology and abundance of bleeding. The origin of the bleeding is the colon in 90% of cases and is usually colonoscopy is the master examination for diagnosis. Bleeding…