Hemo History
The Nickname for Hemophilia
What is the “Royal Disease”?
The Lack of Factor IX
What is Hemophilia B?
This needle is most commonly used in infusions.
What is a Butterfly Needle?
_________ are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding
What are platelets?
This is the first thing you should do if you get a minor cut and have a bleeding disorder.
What is apply pressure with a clean cloth or bandage?
Erik von Willebrand was known for this.
Who discovered von Willebrands Disease?
The Nickname for Factor IX
What is the Christmas Factor?
______ type of treatment is taken regularly to prevent bleeds before they happen.
What is prophylactic treatment?
This location in the body is where platelets are made.
What is Bone Marrow?
People with bleeding disorders wear this accessory to help medical professionals understand their condition in an emergency.
What is a medical alert bracelet?
The term "hemophilia" is taken from Greek words meaning this.
What is "love of bleeding" or "affinity for blood?"
This is the most common bleeding disorder in the United States, which affects men and women equally.
What is Von Willebrand’s Disease?
This class of treatments, introduced in the 1990s, replaced the need for factor products isolated from human blood, instead creating factor from cells grown in the lab.
What are recombinant therapies?
True or False: Platelets are bigger than red blood cells.
What is False?
When managing a nosebleed, you should avoid tilting your head back and instead do this.
What is lean forward and pinch your nostrils together?
This Royal Queen was Believed to Carry Hemophilia B
Who was Queen Victoria of England?
The body has natural ______, that regulate the activity of clotting factors to prevent excessive clot formation. _______ are also created when the body develops an allergic reaction to factor products.
What are inhibitors?
____________ is a process the body naturally goes through to prevent and stop bleeding.
What is Hemostasis?
______ is another name for platelets.
What are thrombocytes?
People with bleeding disorders should avoid aspirin and ibuprofen because they can do this.
What is increase bleeding risk?
This Russian Prince or Tsarevich died of Hemophilia?
Who was Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich or Alexei Romanov?
An extremely rare bleeding disorder also known as Stuart–Prower Factor deficiency is a deficiency in this Factor. In healthy people, this factor is made using Vitamin K in the Liver.
What is Factor X?
___________ are proteins in your blood that help form blood clots to stop bleeding when you have an injury. These proteins are also called clotting factors.
Coagulation factors
This platelet disorder is caused by a deficiency or dysfunction of a protein essential for platelet clumping.
What is Glanzmann thrombasthenia?
These tiny, often unnoticed internal bleeds can cause joint damage or organ issues over time if left untreated.
What are microbleeds?