Clotting and bleeding conditions
- Hereditary thrombophilias
- GP's role
- Features
- Figure 1: The action of coagulant factors in the blood
- Table 1: The major hereditary thrombophilia conditions
- Genetics
- Group 1 conditions
- Antithrombin deficiency
- Protein C deficiency
- Protein S deficiency
- Group 2 conditions
- Factor V Leiden and activated protein C resistance
- Prothrombin gene variant
- Hyperhomocysteinaemia
- Identifying individuals at risk of thrombophilia
- Table 2: Prevalence of hereditary thrombophilias in the general population
and approximate prevalence in individuals with venous thromboembolism - Table 3: Tests available for hereditary thrombophilias
- Contraception and thrombophilia
- Management of thrombophilia
- Pregnancy and thrombophilia
- Implications for other family members
- B. Haemophilias
- GP's role
- Features
- Table 4: The severity of haemophilia A and B
- Genetics
- Prevalence
- Haemophilia A
- Haemophilia B
- Investigations
- DNA testing
- Management
- Implications for other family members
- Referral information
- Further information
- Bibliography
- Patient and family fact sheets
- Clotting disorders
- Haemophilias