Credits: 1.75 CME / 1.7 CNE

Trauma surgeon Bryan A. Cotton, MD, FACS; hematologist B. Gail Macik, MD; and colorectal surgeon Ronald A. White, MD, JD, discuss the diagnostic and treatment strategies for congenital and acquired hemophilia as they meet the challenges presented by two fictitious cases that comprise one nightmare weekend in the ED and the OR of a small community hospital. In sharing professional insights about two relatively rare bleeding disorders, these experts address the difficulties inherent in performing diagnostic workups with limited laboratory resources; making appropriate treatment choices; and preparing patients for elective or emergent surgery.