Practical hemostasis and thrombosis
By: edited by Denise O'Shaughnessy, Michael Makris, David Lillicrap.
Contributors: O'Shaughnessy, Denise.; Makris, Michael.; Lillicrap, David.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781405130301
Subjects: Blood coagulation disorders; Thrombosis; Hemostasis; Hemostasis -- physiology; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis
Description: A comprehensive yet concise and practical guide to the full range of clotting and bleeding disorders encountered in clinical practice. Provides advice to guide clinicians through the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of thrombotic and haemostatic disorders Each chapter to follow a standard template supplemented with a mini-contents list, key points, further reading and a summary box Highlights controversial issues and provides advice for everyday questions.
Table of contents: title: Basic principles underlying the coagulation system / O'Connell; title: Laboratory tests: routine and specialised / Kitchen and Makris; title: Molecular diagnostic approaches to hemostasis / James and Lillicrap; title: Tests of platelet function / Harrison; title: Hemophilia A and B / Maclean and Makris; title: Von Willebrand disease / Castaman, Tosetto and Rodeghiero; title: The rarer inherited coagulation disorders / Bolton-Maggs and Wilde; title: Quantitative platelet disorders /  Kahr and Blanchette; title: Qualitative platelet disorders / Cattanneo; title: Disseminated intravascular coagulation and other microangiopathies / Kasthuri and Key; title: Venous thromboembolism / Linkins and Kearon; title: Arterial thrombosis / Lowe and Tait; title: Anticoagulation / Palareti and Cosmi; title: Antiphospholipid syndrome / Watson; title: Obstetrics / Walker; title: Paediatrics / Bauman and Massicotte; title: Intensive/critical care / Hunt and Stuart-Smith; title: Cardiothoracic surgery / O'Shaughnessy and von Kier; title: Hepatology / Patel and Arya; title: Oncology / Falanga and Marchetti; title: Transfusion /  Copplestone.