This educational program successfully reduced the frequency of major bleeding to the low levels seen in previous clinical trials. This program focused on the appropriate use of heparin and early ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Assistant Professor Allison Jones, PhD, RN is teaming with faculty from UAB Hospital’s Division of Acute Care Surgery and School of Health ...

Nurse-led education is an essential aspect of care for patients with bleeding disorders, but there is currently a lack of research on specific strategies to improve patient self-management through ...

Every time your heart beats, it pumps blood through a complex network of blood vessels. These blood vessels, which control blood flow, include arteries, veins, and capillaries. If any of these blood ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is bleeding in the digestive tract, anywhere from the throat to the rectum. A person can experience a small loss of blood, such as when a hemorrhoid bleeds, or a ...

Diverticulosis is a condition where small pouches form and protrude through weak spots in the intestinal wall. Diverticular bleeding happens when a blood vessel in a pouch bursts. Diverticular ...

Implantation bleeding is light bleeding from the vagina that happens in some people 10-14 days after they conceive a baby. You may think it’s just a light period, but it can be an early sign of ...

Abciximab is a potent antiplate let agent that has been shown to significantly reduce ischemic complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). [1,2,3,4] Abciximab ...