Difference between revisions of "Category:Coagulation Defects"

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Vitamin K
- Absolute or relative deficiency of vitamin K can give rise to abnormal prothrombin levels or activity.
  - Gives defective coagulation.

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 ==Defective Coagulation==
-* '''Factor deficiency'''
-** Often the result of a congenital deficiency in one or more of the coagulation factors.
+[[Coagulation Factor Deficiency]]
-** Gives ineffective blood clotting and development of a disease syndrome characterized by excessive bleeding. S
-*** Such bleeding is usually detected following trauma or surgery.
-**** May occasionally be spontaneous (e.g. into alimentary or urinary tracts).
-** Often seen as familial inherited problems.
-*** E.g. [[Haemostasis - Pathology#Factor VIII|haemophilia]].
 * '''Vitamin K'''
 ** Absolute or relative deficiency of vitamin K can give rise to abnormal prothrombin levels or activity.
 *** Gives defective coagulation.
 * '''''Angiostrongylus vasorum'''''
 ** Gives defective coagulation in the dog.
 [[Category:Haemostasis - Pathology]]