Bleeding disorders
1-minute read
Follow the links below to find our information partners' articles about bleeding disorders.
Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content.
Last reviewed: April 2020
Need more information?
These trusted information partners have more on this topic.
Top results
Bleeding disorders - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information booklets and posters about bleeding disorders. Includes symptoms, how haemophilia, VWD and rare clotting deficiencies are inherited, treatment and the number of people who have bleeding disorders in Australia.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Bleeding disorders - Lab Tests Online AU
A bleeding disorder is an acquired or inherited tendency to bleed excessively due to the lack of a functional clotting system.
Read more on Lab Tests Online AU website
Other bleeding disorders - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
An introduction to information on other inherited bleeding disorders such as rare clotting factor deficiencies and inherited platelet disorders
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Women with bleeding disorders - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information resources on bleeding disorders in females. Including finding out you carry the gene for haemophilia, diagnosis and women's stories. And an overview of bleeding disorders in girls and women, which looks at haemophilia, von Willebrand disorder and other rare bleeding disorders. This explains diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, working with your Haemophilia Treatment Centre and other health professionals.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Bleeding disorder | Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions where blood cannot clot properly. Transfusion of platelets or plasma products may be required to assist with clotting. Red cells may also be required if blood loss is severe.
Read more on Australian Red Cross Lifeblood website
Women with bleeding disorders - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information on bleeding disorders in women and girls, such as haemophilia and von Willebrand disease, and the HFA The Female Factors project. It explains carrying the gene, symptoms, treatment, genetic testing and issues around having children.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
ABDR - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information about the Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry (ABDR) and its role in the treatment and care of people with bleeding disorders.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
MyABDR - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information about MyABDR, the patient tool to record information about their bleeding disorder-related treatments, bleeds and inventory.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
MyABDR - Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Information about MyABDR, the patient tool to record information about their bleeding disorder-related treatments, bleeds and inventory.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
von Willebrand disease - MyDr.com.au
Find out about Von Willebrand disease, an inherited bleeding disorder that affects up to one in 100 people.
Read more on myDr website
Top results
Managing Heavy Menstrual Bleeding | Ausmed
Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined by the ACSQHC as 'excessive menstrual blood loss which interferes with the woman's physical, emotional, social and material quality of life, and which can occur alone or in combination with other symptoms'. It is the most common type of abnormal uterine bleeding.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Crohn's Disease | Ausmed
Crohn's disease is a chronic and lifelong gastrointestinal disorder that causes inflammation in the colon, rectum and GI tract. It’s one of the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and commonly effects the ileum or colon that are most affected.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Gum Disease (Gingivitis and Periodontitis) | Ausmed
Gum disease occurs when the gum (gingiva) - the mucosal tissue surrounding and protecting the teeth - becomes infected and inflamed. Gum disease is usually caused by plaque, a sticky coating of bacteria that accumulates on the teeth along the gum line and causes irritation.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Migraine headaches, menopause and MHT/HRT - Australasian Menopause Society
Falling oestrogen, and not falling progesterone, levels are the trigger for the migraine in menstrual migraine.
Read more on Australasian Menopause Society website
Thrombocytopenia | Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
The platelet count is reduced in thrombocytopenia.
Read more on Australian Red Cross Lifeblood website
Different Types of Strokes | Ausmed
A stroke is the interruption of blood supply to part of the brain, resulting in acquired brain injury. This disruption deprives the affected area of the brain from the nutrients and oxygen it needs to survive, resulting in cell death. The main types of stroke are ischaemic and haemorrhagic.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Information for clinicians - Delirium Clinical Care Standard | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Information about the Delirium Clinical Care Standard for clinicians
Read more on Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care website
Menstrual issues for women with intellectual disability | Issue 2 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
The approach to menstrual management in girls with intellectual disabilities should be the same as it is for other girls.
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
Murray Valley Encephalitis | Ausmed
The Murray Valley encephalitis virus was first isolated in an epidemic in 1951. In 1974, the only Australia-wide outbreak occurred, involving 58 cases of encephalitis and resulting in about 20% of cases dying. The virus is endemic in Northern Australia but rarely affects humans.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors | Ausmed
Is there any way to completely prevent dementia? The answer, sadly, is no. However, by managing the modifiable risk factors of dementia, it is possible to decrease the likelihood of developing it. It is never too early or too late to adopt a brain-healthy lifestyle.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
