Platelet Function Disorders and Menorrhagia in Adolescents: A Review of Laboratory Diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 233-237

  Sokkary, Nancy A ^a   Venkateswaran, Lakshmi ^b   Dietrich, Jennifer E ^a   Teruya, Jun ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorders; Menorrhagia; Platelet aggregometry; Platelet function analyzer (PFA 100); Platelet function defects; Thromboelastography (TEG)

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GLYCOPROTEIN IB; GLYCOPROTEIN IIB; GLYCOPROTEIN IIIA; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ALGORITHM; BERNARD SOULIER DISEASE; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLANZMANN DISEASE; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION PLATELET AGGREGOMETRY; MENORRHAGIA; OCULAR ALBINISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLATELET FUNCTION ANALYZER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 84864319669     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2012.01.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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