blood disorders
Medical History and Physical Examination for Blood Disorders
Medical History
Doctors may suspect a blood disorder based on a vast number of possible symptoms. In addition, certain factors in a person's medical history indicate that the person is at risk. Some examples include the following: A blood disorder in a member of the person's family Another disorder (such as kidney disease or Overview of Liver Disease ) that can cause a blood disorder A person's ethnicity or race (for example, Sickle Cell Disease occurs mainly in Black people) Use of a medication that may cause bleeding (such asaspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, orwarfarin) Exposures (for example, an occupational exposure) to a chemical that could cause bleeding or damage the bone marrow 