Bleeding Disorders

Children

1.	Von Willebrand Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/vwd.html




2.	Blood Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/blood.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Blood Coagulation Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001778&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Thrombocytopenia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013921&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	D-dimer American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/d_dimer/test.html




2.	Understanding Your Complete Blood Count National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/cbc97.pdf




3.	PT and INR (Prothrombin Time, International Normal American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/pt/test.html




4.	Platelet Count American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/platelet/test.html




5.	Fibrinogen American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fibrinogen/test.html




6.	Coagulation Factors American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/coagulation_factors/te...




7.	aPTT American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aptt/test.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Bleeding Disorders: Glossary National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_glossary.htm

Directories

1.	Find a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology http://www.aspho.org/custom/directory/?pageid=235




2.	Global Treatment Center Directory World Federation of Hemophilia http://www.wfh.org/passport/Passport.asp




3.	Find a Hematologist American Society of Hematology https://ash.ebiz.uapps.net/solutionsite/fah/fahhome.htm




4.	Blood Bank Locator American Association of Blood Banks http://www.aabb.org/Locator/Locator.asp

Financial Issues

1.	Bleeding Disorders: Financial and Insurance Issues National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_issues.htm

Genetics

1.	Gene Therapy National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_gene.htm




2.	Genetics Home Reference: Factor V Leiden thromboph National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=factorvleidenthrombophilia

Organizations

1.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




2.	National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/




3.	Hematologic Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/default.htm

Overviews

1.	Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch173/ch173a.html




2.	What Is a Bleeding Disorder? National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_general.htm




3.	What You Need to Know about Hypercoagulable States Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/vascular/hyper...

Related Issues

1.	Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/108/13/e88.pdf




2.	Information for Teachers and Childcare Providers National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_providers.htm




3.	Tips for Travellers World Federation of Hemophilia http://www.wfh.org/ShowDoc.asp?Rubrique=26&Document=53&IndLangue=2

Research

1.	Treatment Options for Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/2/I-38




2.	Treatment of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopeni American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/138/2/I-38




3.	Blood Clots in People with Factor V Leiden Mutatio American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/5/I-50

Specific Conditions

1.	Bleeding into the Skin (Petechiae) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01208




2.	Blood Clotting Problems Due to Antibodies (Antipho UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=arth_rhe/4811




3.	Factor V Leiden American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/107/15/e94.pdf




4.	Hereditary Bleeding Disorders National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/hemophilia.htm




5.	What Is von Willebrand Disease? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/vWD/vWD_WhatIs.html




6.	What Is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Itp/ITP_WhatIs.html




7.	Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01028




8.	ITP: Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/113.xml




9.	Hypercoagulation: Excessive Blood Clotting American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/244.xml

Teenagers

1.	Von Willebrand Disease Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/vwd.html

Treatment

1.	Minimally Invasive Procedure Shrinks Blood Clots i American Stroke Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010221

Women

1.	Bleeding and Clotting Disorders in Women National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/women.htm




2.	Bleeding Disorders National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/bleed.htm




3.	Bleeding Disorders in Women: Questions and Answers National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/women_facts.htm