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11 Cards in this Set
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
a bleeding disorder characterized by widespread thrombotic and secondary fibrinolytic reactions |
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Epistaxis |
nosebleed |
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Hemophilia |
a bleeding disorder resulting from a hereditary coagulation factor deficiency or dysfunction |
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Immune thrombocytopenic purpara |
a blood disorder characterized by purpura in skin and mucous membranes and low platelet count caused by the destruction of platelets by antiplatelet autoantibodies; also called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
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NSAAIDs |
acronym for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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Petechiae |
small, purplish hemorrhagic spots on the skin; very small purpura |
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Purpura |
purple-colored areas that can occur in the skin, mucous membranes, or organs and that are caused when small blood vessels leak |
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Recombinant |
referring to molecules or cells created as a result of genetic engineering |
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Thrombocytopathy |
abnormal platelet function |
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
a blood disorder with varied causes and characterized by formation of clots in the small vessels, consumption of platelets, and skin purpura |
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Von Willebrand's Disease |
an inherited platelet disorder associated with decreased platelet adhesion and a bleeding tendency |
