Welcome to Ask Stago, the Podcast dedicated to provide expert answers to your expert questions in coagulation. 

In today’s episode, our expert Paul, in honor of the upcoming World Hemophilia Day, taking place April 17, will return to our podcast series to cover clinical laboratory testing approaches for patients with inherited or acquired haemophilia.  

Literature sources: 

• Iorio A, Stonebraker JS, Chambost H, Makris M, Coffin D, Herr C, et al.; Data and Demographics Committee of the World Federation of Hemophilia. Establishing the Prevalence and Prevalence at Birth of Hemophilia in Males: A Meta-analytic Approach Using National Registries. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Oct 15;171(8):540-546.  
• Srivastava A, Santagostino E, Dougall A, Kitchen S, Sutherland M, Pipe SW, et al.; WFH Guidelines for the Management of Hemophilia panelists and co-authors. WFH Guidelines for the Management of Hemophilia, 3rd edition. Haemophilia. 2020 Aug;26 Suppl 6:1-158.  
• College of American Pathologists. Hematology and Coagulation Checklist. Northfield, IL: College of American Pathologists; 2020. 

Related podcasts:  

• S2E4 – how to determine factor levels in hemophilia - https://www.podcastics.com/episode/62593/link/ 

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Content is scientific and technical in nature. It is intended as an educational tool for laboratory professionals and topics discussed are not intended as recommendations or as commentary on appropriate clinical practice.