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Hemophilia

Hemophilia. Lindsey Neal. Alternative names . Hemophilia A Classic hemophilia Most common type 9 out of 10 people have this kind of hemophilia 7 times more common then hemophilia B Hemophilia B hereditary Factor IX hemophilia or christmas disease. Who can get the disorder?.

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Hemophilia

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  1. Hemophilia Lindsey Neal

  2. Alternative names • Hemophilia A • Classic hemophilia • Most common type • 9 out of 10 people have this kind of hemophilia • 7 times more common then hemophilia B • Hemophilia B hereditary Factor IX hemophilia or christmas disease

  3. Who can get the disorder? • Anyone can get hemophilia. It is passed on from parent to child. Only the X chromosome on both females and males had the disorder. Even is a female is a carrier of the disorder she can still pass it on to her children.

  4. disorder

  5. Symptoms • Excessive bleeding • Internal and external • External- heavy bleeding after a minor cut • Internal- bleeding in the joints, elbows or knees

  6. Treatment • Main treatment is called replacement therapy and its when clotting factor VII (hemophilia A) or clotting factor IX (hemophilia B) are either slowly dripped into or injected into the vein. • Can have replacement on regular basis to prevent bleeding

  7. Testing • If hemophilia is suspected the doctor can take a physical exam and blood tests to see how long it takes for your blood to clot and to see if you are missing any clotting factors

  8. Life threatening • It can be life threatening if it goes on long enough to damage any organs or tissues.

  9. sources • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hemophilia/hemophilia_what.html • http://blood.emedtv.com/hemophilia-a/hemophilia-a.html • http://blood.emedtv.com/hemophilia-a/hemophilia-a.html

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