ABSTRACT

This book offers a practical guide to recognizing, diagnosing, and managing patients with common and uncommon hemostatic and thrombotic disorders. It also presents up-to-date information on the novel antithrombotic agents introduced on the market. The book is intended for healthcare providers.

chapter 1|16 pages

Basics of Coagulation

chapter 2|9 pages

Tests of Hemostasis and Thrombosis

chapter 3|3 pages

Bleeding Disorders: A General Approach

chapter 4|8 pages

Hemophilia

chapter 5|6 pages

Von Willebrand Disease

chapter 6|6 pages

Other Inherited Bleeding Disorders

chapter 7|11 pages

Acquired Bleeding Disorders

chapter 8|5 pages

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

chapter 9|6 pages

Liver and Renal Disease

chapter 10|5 pages

Cardiac Bypass

chapter 11|7 pages

Immune Thrombocytopenia

chapter 12|8 pages

Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TTP/HUS)

chapter 16|5 pages

Thrombosis in Unusual Sites

chapter 17|6 pages

Hypercoagulable States

chapter 18|6 pages

Acquired Hypercoagulable States

chapter 19|7 pages

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

chapter 20|9 pages

Antithrombotic Therapy for Cardiac Disease

chapter 21|6 pages

Stroke and Peripheral Vascular Disease

chapter 22|9 pages

Heparin and Heparin-Like Drugs

chapter 23|4 pages

Direct Thrombin Inhibitors

chapter 24|9 pages

Warfarin

chapter 25|7 pages

Antiplatelet Agents

chapter 26|4 pages

Thrombolytic Therapy

chapter 27|10 pages

Bleeding and Thrombosis in Cancer Patients

chapter 28|9 pages

Bleeding and Thrombosis in Pregnancy

chapter 29|6 pages

Pediatric Thrombosis