By Bekim Ameti Information On Hemophilia Hemophilia is

By: Bekim Ameti

Information On Hemophilia • Hemophilia is the oldest known heredity bleeding disorder. • Hemophilia has been known for thousands of years. • People are born with Hemophilia and will have it throughout their life. • There are three types of hemophilia, A, B and C, but hemophilia C is very rare.

How boys are affected

How girls may be affected

Hemophilia A • Hemophilia is a inherited bleeding disorder that is caused by the lack or defect of the proteins that is needed for blood to clot. • It is caused by the lack of activity of the plasma protein factor VIII which affects the clotting property of blood.

Blood Clotting • Blood clotting is when your blood turns from a liquid to a solid, which stops the bleeding.

Symptoms of Hemophilia A • Bruising • Prolonged bleeding • Spontaneous bleeding • Blood in the urine or stool • Bleeding into joints with pain and swelling • Gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract hemorrhage

Signs and Tests • Normal bleeding time: test in which small blood vessels close off to stop bleeding. • Normal fibrinogen level tests the amount of fibrinogen level in the blood. • Test on partial thromboplastin time which measures the intrinsic clotting time in plasma.

Prevention of Hemophilia A • Genetic counseling. • Parents have the choice to terminate the pregnancy.

Hemophilia B • Is also known as Christmas disease. • Is also inherited blood clotting disease which is caused by a deficiency of a blood plasma protein called factor IX that affects the clotting property of blood. • Because of the lack of factor IX blood gets into the joints and may leave people disabled. • Hemophilia A is seven times more common than hemophilia B.

Symptoms of Hemophilia B • Nose bleeds • Bruising • Spontaneous bleeding • Bleeding in joints • Blood in urine or stool • Prolonged bleeding from cuts, tooth extraction, and surgery • Excessive bleeding following circumcision

Signs and Tests • Many of the tests and signs are the same as hemophilia A. • One tests that is different from the other tests is the serum factor IX test. This is a blood test that measures the activity of factor IX.

Prevention and How Bleeding Can Be Stopped. • Prevention for hemophilia B is also the same as hemophilia A. • R= rest. • I= ice. • C= compression. • E= elevation.

Treatment for Hemophilia A • Clotting factor therapy • Transfusions • Home intravenous transfusions • On-demand infusion • Periodic infusion • Exercise so the muscle can strengthen and protect joints.

Treatment for Hemophilia B • Clotting factor therapy • Transfusions • Home intravenous transfusions • On-demand infusion • Periodic infusion • Exercise so the muscle can strengthen and protect joints.

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