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Cryoprecipitate is a blood product derived from fresh frozen plasma. It is a concentrated source of specific coagulation factors, including factor VIII, von Willebrand factor, factor XIII, and fibrinogen.1

Cryoprecipitate is used to treat patients with deficiencies in these factors, such as those with hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency) or von Willebrand disease. By providing these missing proteins, cryoprecipitate helps to restore the blood's ability to clot, thereby controlling bleeding.12

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  1. therapeutics - Plasma
  2. blood disease - Hemophilia

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