hemorrágico

Hemorrágico is an adjective used in Spanish and Portuguese to describe anything related to hemorrhage, or bleeding. It characterizes processes, conditions, or lesions in which bleeding occurs or tends to occur.

In medical contexts, hemorrágico is used with nouns to indicate bleeding-related phenomena, such as hemorrágico fever, hemorrágico stroke, hemorrágico shock, or hemorrágico tumors. The corresponding noun is hemorragia (bleeding). The term helps distinguish bleeding-prone or bleeding-associated conditions from non-hemorrhagic ones.

Causes of hemorrágico conditions include trauma, vascular malformations, coagulopathies, thrombocytopenia, liver disease, and anticoagulant therapy. Pathophysiology involves disruption of vessel integrity or impairment of clotting, leading to extravasation of blood into tissues or body cavities.

Diagnosis relies on clinical signs of bleeding and laboratory tests (blood counts, coagulation studies such as PT/INR and aPTT, fibrinogen) and imaging when appropriate. Management focuses on controlling bleeding, resuscitation, and treating the underlying cause, including transfusion of blood products, reversal of anticoagulation, and, when needed, surgical or interventional radiology procedures.

Etymology and usage notes: hemorrágico derives from hemorrhage, with roots in Greek haima meaning blood. In Spanish and Portuguese, it functions as an adjective to describe bleeding-related conditions; note the diacritics and language-specific spelling. The term is contrasted with non-hemorrágico or ischemic contexts, which denote non-bleeding or reduced blood supply.