Blood Platelet Disorders/Blood Coagulation Disorders

Another growing problem which we witness everyday is the growing problem of blood platelet disorder. We hear it everyday and yet most of us are not fully aware of what exactly this disease is. Blood platelet disorder is basically the inability to make platelets which help to stop clotting process in blood. Therefore, if a person develops blood platelet disorder, he would normally have a deficiency of producing blood platelets. This represents in quick blood loss. These individuals have a great tendency to loose blood. Therefore if you notice blood staying on skin, you must take that seriously since it is the very first sign of blood platelet disorder.

Causes:
There are many reasons which can lead to blood platelet disorder. However, a major reason for the cause of platelet disorder is the non-functioning of bone marrow. It might be due to the fact that bone marrow is not making proper platelets due to some disease like cancer, HIV or some other severe infection.

Symptoms:
There are many signs which can be taken as the signs for blood platelet disorder. The first one however is the bleeding of the skin and small dots appearing all over the skin. You might observe dots all over the skin. Apart from this the individual might be easily prone to bleeding even when there is a little injury. Bruises also occur very easily. Apart from this the appearing of blood in stool is another sign. In this case you should not confuse it with piles. Therefore refer to your doctor as soon as you observe.

Diagnosis:
However an important point to note is that even if you have all these signs appearing to you, you can still not be sure that this is all due to the platelets. Therefore, it is wise to go see a doctor and undergo a proper check up to find this out. If the doctor sees a decrease in the platelet count (normally 20,000 to 30,000 is regarded as low), he would tell you that you have platelet disorder. Testing a piece of bone marrow is another test for finding out about blood platelet disorder.

Treatment:
If the level of platelets drops to 20,000 or 30,000, the individual is rapidly admitted in a hospital and put under proper treatment. Treatment for blood platelet disorder varies according to the seriousness of disorder.