Acquired Bleeding Disorders

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2017 Dec;31(6):1123-1145. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2017.08.012.

Abstract

Emergency medicine practitioners treat bleeding patients on a regular basis. Disorders of hemostasis are an additional challenge in these patients but can be assessed and managed in a systematic fashion. Of particular importance to the emergency clinician are the iatrogenic causes of abnormal hemostasis. Other acquired causes of abnormal hemostasis include renal disease, immune thrombocytopenia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemolytic uremic syndrome, acquired coagulation factor inhibitors, acute traumatic coagulopathy, liver disease, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.

Keywords: Anticoagulant; Bleeding; Coagulopathy; Emergency; Hemorrhage; Hemostasis; Thrombocytopenia; Transfusion.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / etiology
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / therapy*
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / complications
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / diagnosis
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / therapy
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
  • Kidney Diseases / therapy
  • Liver Diseases / complications
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis
  • Liver Diseases / therapy
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / complications
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / diagnosis
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / therapy
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / complications
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / diagnosis
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / therapy