Guy Young

OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has a thrombotic disorder? What are the typical findings for this disease? Thrombotic disorders in children are not common and usually present in one of two ways. The patient may develop a venous thrombosis characterized by painful swelling of a limb (Figure 1)…

OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has a bleeding disorder? What are the typical findings for this disease? The hallmark of bleeding disorders are excessive bleeding i.e. bleeding that cannot be stopped, that which is beyond what is expected for the given degree/amount of trauma, or bleeding in usual…