Hemophilia by Lauren https://padlet.com/lmaurel2016/97v4at9c0i0r Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder. In this, a person lacks or is deficient in certain proteins that are called clotting factors. As a result of this the blood is not able to clot properly. There are 13 types of clotting factors, these work with platelets (small blood cells that form in bone marrow) to help the blood clot. People who are diagnosed with this condition bleed easily and the blood takes a longer amount of time to clot. People with hemophilia can experience spontaneous or internal bleeding and they often have painfully swollen joints due to bleeding into the joints. en-us 2015-10-15 15:38:10 UTC 2026-02-28 12:00:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/DHM_image_of_human_red_blood_cells.jpg Causes of Hemophilia lmaurel2016 https://padlet.com/lmaurel2016/97v4at9c0i0r/wish/75714108 Hemophilia is known to be an inherited genetic condition, This means it is passed down by family. The cause of this problem is by a specific defect in the gene that determines how the body makes blood-clotting factors VIII or IX. These genes are found on the X chromosome, this makes hemophilia an X-linked recessive disease.

]]> 2015-10-15 15:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lmaurel2016/97v4at9c0i0r/wish/75714108 Treaments  lmaurel2016 https://padlet.com/lmaurel2016/97v4at9c0i0r/wish/75715999 People who are diagnosed with hemophilia A are treated with a prescription hormone. This hormone is desmopressin, this hormone is administered by injection into the vein. This medication stimulates factors responsible for the process of blood clotting.

Hemophilia B is treated by infusing the affected person’s blood with donor clotting factors. Sometimes, this factor may be given in synthetic form (recombinant clotting factors).

Hemophilia C is treated by the process of plasma infusion. This infusion works to stop profuse bleeding. The deficient factor responsible for hemophilia C is not available as a medication in the U.S.; it is only available in Europe.

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