- Complete Blood Count (CBC) -- measures the amount of hemoglobin, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
- Bleeding Time (surrogate PFA-100) -- measures basic platelet adhesion and aggregation
- Prothrombin Time (PT) -- measures the clotting ability of extrinsic factors (I, II, V, VII and X)
- Partial Thrombin Time (PTT) -- measures the clotting ability of intrinsic factors (VIII, IX, XI and XII)
- Fibrinogen or Thrombin Time (TT) -- measures the level of fibrinogen activity and TT measures whether fibrinogen is inhibited
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If all those tests come up negative and the patient still have an increased bleeding tendency, one might want to consider if the patient has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS)!
* This method especially applicable for Neonates & Pedias. ~
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