How Are Easy Bruising And Prothrombin Time Related?
Question: Thin blood, thick blood, prothrombin, clots, strocks, easy bruising on the arms......how are these related
Brief Answer:
Easy bruisibility-caused by disorders of coagulation-assessed by PT & aPTT
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Easy bruisibility is suggestive disorder of coagulation or clotting.
Coagulation or clotting in body is controlled by coagulation or clotting factors in body.
Thus, relevant investigations which assess the coagulation pathway in body are required.
The investigations which assess the coagulation pathway are platelet count, prothrombin time (PT), INR and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).
You can post your query in detail for further information and guidance.
Thanks
Dr Shailja Puri
Easy bruisibility-caused by disorders of coagulation-assessed by PT & aPTT
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Easy bruisibility is suggestive disorder of coagulation or clotting.
Coagulation or clotting in body is controlled by coagulation or clotting factors in body.
Thus, relevant investigations which assess the coagulation pathway in body are required.
The investigations which assess the coagulation pathway are platelet count, prothrombin time (PT), INR and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).
You can post your query in detail for further information and guidance.
Thanks
Dr Shailja Puri
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Why should we have this blood disorder Assessed?
What is the risk of ignoring it. Is it life threatening?
What is the risk of ignoring it. Is it life threatening?
Brief Answer:
Symptoms of easy bruising cannot be ignored, need inv and treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
The severity of coagulation disorders varies depending on the extent of the disease.
Some coagulation disorders are asymptomatic and silent but in your case it is symptomatic (easy bruising on arms).
Easy bruising is caused by bleeding into soft tissues.
Bleeding can be severe to endanger life.
Definitely the disorder is not so mild that it can be ignored.
Investigations to know the exact cause of the symptoms are required.
Treatment can be started once cause is known.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Symptoms of easy bruising cannot be ignored, need inv and treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
The severity of coagulation disorders varies depending on the extent of the disease.
Some coagulation disorders are asymptomatic and silent but in your case it is symptomatic (easy bruising on arms).
Easy bruising is caused by bleeding into soft tissues.
Bleeding can be severe to endanger life.
Definitely the disorder is not so mild that it can be ignored.
Investigations to know the exact cause of the symptoms are required.
Treatment can be started once cause is known.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar