title: How to diagnose bleeding disorders.
abstract: Patients with problems of hemostasis are not uncommon in the primary care setting. The bleeding history provides critical information that helps in guiding evaluation of these patients. Results of frequently used screening tests of coagulation can be abnormal in patients who have no significant hemostatic defect and can be normal in patients who do have one.
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colon-Otero
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Cockerill
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bowie
mesh_terms: D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking