title: Acquired bleeding disorders.
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.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1020 Sansom Street, Thompson Building, Suite 239, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: ali.hurwitz@gmail.com.
authors: Alisheba
authors: A
authors: Hurwitz
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1020 Sansom Street, Thompson Building, Suite 239, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Massone
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1020 Sansom Street, Thompson Building, Suite 239, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors: Bernard L
authors: BL
authors: Lopez
mesh_terms: D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
keywords: Anticoagulant; Bleeding; Coagulopathy; Emergency; Hemorrhage; Hemostasis; Thrombocytopenia; Transfusion