Question

How do doctors diagnose hemophilia?

Answer 1

Hemophilia:

1. Haemophilia is a rare genetic disorder.
2. This is caused due to defects in a gene that is responsible for coding the clotting factor.
3. In the absence of a clotting factor, the blood does not clot and bleeding don't stop from cuts and wounds.
4. Through screening tests, the doctor checks if the blood is clotting or not.
5. The other test is the clotting factor test.
6. Doctors can detect the deficiency of any clotting factor.
7. Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Test, Prothrombin Time (PT) Test, and Fibrinogen Test are performed.