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It was first described in 1920 by German doctors, Fritz Rabe and Eugene Salomon, studying a bleeding disorder presenting itself in a child from birth. [13] This disorder may also be simply called afibrinogenemia or familial afibrinogenemia. [4] About 1 in 1 million individuals are diagnosed with the disease; typically at birth. [14]
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.
The time from when the incision is made until all bleeding has stopped is measured and is called the bleeding time. Every 30 seconds, filter paper or a paper towel is used to draw off the blood. The test is finished when bleeding has stopped. [6] A prolonged bleeding time may be a result from decreased number of thrombocytes or impaired blood ...
VSS: vital signs stable visual snow syndrome VT: ventricular tachycardia verotoxin VTE: venous thromboembolism: VTEC: verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, also known as enterohaemorrhagic E. coli: VUR: vesicoureteral reflux: VWD: ventral wall defect Von Willebrand disease VWF: Von Willebrand factor VZIG: varicella zoster immune globulin VZV ...
Thrombodynamics test. Non-homogenous: realization of the three-dimensional model of the clot growth; Use of platelet free plasma; Record of information about the clot formation as a diagram, giving the possibility to calculate the key parameters of the blood coagulation system; New test, not widely accepted; Overall hemostatic potential (OHP)
"I can't put into words how I felt − anger, sadness and worry," parent Dustin Reed said about the incident at a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland.
Michael Brewer, one-half of the folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, has died. He was 80. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Brewer's musical partner, Tom Shipley, confirmed the news of his death in a Facebook post ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be able to find one area bipartisan support in his quest to become HHS Secretary: food policy.