HEMOPHILIA

HEMOPHILIA
 
CHAPTER ONE
1.0     Introduction
1.1     History
1.2     Aetiology
CHAPTER TWO
2.0     Literature Review
2.1     Typical crisis bleeding in Hemophilia
2.1.1  Hemarthrosis
2.1.2  Hematoma
2.1.3  Hematuria
2.1.4  Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding
2.1.5  Laceration
2.1.6  Head Trauma
2.1.7  Emergency Care
2.1.8  Assessment of the need for treatment
CHAPTER THREE
3.0     Inhibitors of factors VIII or factor IX
3.1     Options for the therapy of factor VIII deficiency
3.2     Options for the therapy of factor IX deficiency
3.3     Recombinant versus plasma derived factor VIII
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0     Management
4.1     Medical Consideration of Patient Family Members
4.1.1  Prophylaxis
4.1.2  Gene Therapy
References.