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Diagnosis of bleeding disorders

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Assessment of haemostasis is undertaken for diagnostic purposes under two sets of circumstances:

  1. 1.

    to diagnose and treat acute haemostatic failure

  2. 2.

    to investigate an individual with a suspected bleeding disorder.

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Brozović, M. (1985). Diagnosis of bleeding disorders. In: Das, P.C., Sibinga, C.T.S., Halie, M.R. (eds) Supportive therapy in haematology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2577-2_15

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