Coagulation Disorders

Coagulation Disorders also known as clotting disorders change how the blood thickens in response to certain circumstances such as a cut or a skin tear. In some instances the blood may be unable to form a clot and allow the body to heal an affected area. This can also be reversed depending on the disorder and the blood may form clots when it does not need to thus impairing the delivery of blood across the body. These disorders can be due to nutritional deficiencies such as a lack of vitamin K in the body, caused by medications such as Coumadin or Plavix, they can also be of genetic origin such as with Factor V Leiden or hemophilia.