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Factor VIII deficiency
Factor VIII deficiency (also known as Hemophilia A) is disease of the blood in which a person lacks a protein necessary for clotting. These patients are prone to excessive bleeding from minor trauma.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the tests for factor viii deficiency?
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A 24-year old asked:
What sort of disorder is factor viii deficiency?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of factor viii deficiency?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is a successful cure of hemophilia(factor viii deficiency).?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is it possible to have a factor viii deficiency and not have actual hemophilia?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can you tell me if someone is heterozygous w/ the hemophilia gene, is it possible for them to still have factor viii deficiency?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the treatment for factor viii deficiency?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can people with factor 11 deficiency donate blood at the red cross?
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A 32-year old male asked:
My wife is 14 wk pregnant with antithrombin 3 deficiency.Wht risk factors are attached and how long?We hv been adviced for low molecular heparin inj.
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A 48-year old female asked:
What does s factor deficiency mean?
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A 48-year old asked:
How does the deficiency of factor xiii result in prolong ptt but bleeding risk is not appreciable?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Is there any treatment or surgery that can reverse factor v deficiency?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have factor 7 deficiency and terminated a pregnancy today without telling the doctors about it what could happen to me?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can people with factor deficiency give blood?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Can a factor 12 deficiency affect other blood tests?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does having lots of nosebleeds mean some sort of clotting factor deficiency?
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A 27-year old male asked about a female:
I am 1 month old... my mom has factor XII deficiency, should my parent worry and check me up ? am i a carrier ?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Is a lack of intrinsic factor the only cause of a B12 deficiency assuming one eats plenty of meats and dairy? How can intrinsic factor be rebuilt?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Hi I have got factor 11 deficiency and would like to have a breast enlargement would this be possible?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have factor v leiden deficiency and take 20mg warfarin daily. Can i take ace?(it's a appetite suppressant)
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A 19-year old male asked:
What treatment should be followed if a child is diagnosed with factor 7 deficiency and later develops inhibitors for factor 7? Hematologist opinion?
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A 19-year old male asked about a female:
She has been diagnosed with factor 7 deficiency and has now developed inhibitors against factor 7? What are the treatment options? Immunosuppression?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had a PTT-LA screen & it didnt correct; a result consistent with intrinsic factor deficiency, is there any chance its not pernicious anemia?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Had Lupus Anticoagulant Eval w/reflex done twice in 3 months. 1st DRVVT screen high. 2nd screen high, confirmation positive, mix corrected. What factor deficiency can cause these results? How would you interpret these results-weak LA or factor def?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I've got hemophilia b 23% factor 9 deficiency. In 1981, age two (now 35) via transfusion of factor 9 hep c anti. Can amyl nitrate be prescribed 4this?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have factor five Leiden with protein c deficiency. I just switched to pradaxa and dont like the side effects so Im switching back to warfarin. Im taking lovenox shots while I transition. Is it ok if I take the shot an hour late so I can sleep in?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Dull pain on weigh bearing rheumatologist think it's due to chronic vit d deficiency now vit d normal nuclear bone scan ra factor blood test normal can it be osteomalacia my alkaline phosphate normal?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I've deficiency in B12 which was corrected after oral 500mcg tab.Levels came down after stopping the supplement.My Intrinsic Factor was Negative. All blood and stool tests are normal with no anemia. Not Vegan. Can this be absorption issue or dietary?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Are a mildly elevated PTT and mildly elevated Coagulation Factor VIII Activity, as all as a high ALDO/PRA RATIO something to be concerned about and is there a correlation?
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A 43-year old asked:
Factor viii inhibitor in hemophilia? What is a factor viii inhibitor?
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