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Gastrointestinal
Bleeding

POTENTIAL
EMERGENCY

Bleeding can be profuse

Blood/coffee-ground emesis

Dark/tarry stools

Abdominal pain - regard as a bleed until proven otherwise: infuse first, then investigate.

TREATMENT

Immediate factor replacement

-- see:

Haemophilia A
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Haemophilia B
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Check BP, Hb and HCT

Hospitalise to maintain factor level and monitor ongoing blood loss.