Practical Hemostasis and Thrombosis

This practical guide provides all the information necessary to understand the clotting mechanisms, as well as how to prevent, diagnose, and treat bleeding and clotting disorders. Practical Hemostasis and Thrombosis has been updated to reflect all the important advances made since the first edition. It includes an in-depth description of platelet abnormalities and disseminated intravascular coagulation, as well as covering the laboratory and molecular biological tests needed for the diagnosis of bleeding and clotting disorders. Clinicians will find useful advice for everyday questions in each specialty area as the book describes hemorrhagic and thrombotic problems in cardiology, neurology, hepatology, nephrology, oncology, obstetrics, pediatrics, intensive care and transfusion medicine. An invaluable resource for all hematologists, trainee hematologists preparing for examinations and clinicians this book should be kept close at hand for frequent consultation

This practical guide provides all the information necessary tounderstand the clotting mechanisms, as well as how to prevent,diagnose, and treat bleeding and clotting disorders. PracticalHemostasis and Thrombosis has been updated to reflect all theimportant advances made since the first edition. It includes anin-depth description of platelet abnormalities and disseminatedintravascular coagulation, as well as covering the laboratory andmolecular biological tests needed for the diagnosis of bleeding andclotting disorders.
Clinicians will find useful advice for everyday questions ineach specialty area as the book describes hemorrhagic andthrombotic problems in cardiology, neurology, hepatology,nephrology, oncology, obstetrics, pediatrics, intensive care andtransfusion medicine.

An invaluable resource for all hematologists, traineehematologists preparing for examinations and clinicians this bookshould be kept close at hand for frequent consultation

Contributors.

Foreword (Harold R. Roberts).

1 Basic principles underlying coagulation (Dougald M.Monroe).

2 Laboratory tests of hemostasis (Steven Kitchen and MichaelMakris).

3 Laboratory evaluation and thrombophilia (Rajiv K. Pruthiand John A. Heit).

4 Molecular diagnostic approaches to hemostasis (Paula Jamesand David Lillicrap).

5 Tests of platelet function (Paul Harrison).

6 Evaluation of the bleeding patient (Alice Ma).

7 Hemophilia A and B (Rhona M. Maclean and MichaelMakris).

8 Von Willebrand disease (Giancarlo Castaman, AlbertoTosetto, and Francesco Rodeghiero).

9 The rarer inherited coagulation disorders (PaulaBolton-Maggs and Jonathan Wilde).

10 Quantitative platelet disorders (Jeremy D. Robertson,Victor S. Blanchette, and Walter H.A. Kahr).

11 Qualitative platelet disorders (Marco Cattaneo).

12 Disseminated intravascular coagulation and othermicroangiopathies (Raj S. Kasthuri and Nigel S. Key).

13 Venous thromboembolism (Lori-Ann Linkins and CliveKearon).

14 Myeloproliferative neoplasms: Essential thrombocythemia,polycythemia vera, and primary myelofibrosis (AyalewTefferi).

15 Arterial thrombosis (Gordon D.O. Lowe and R. CampbellTait).

16 Anticoagulation (Gualtiero Palareti and BenildeCosmi).

17 Antiphospholipid syndrome (Henry G. Watson and Beverley J.Robertson).

18 Cardiology (Jeffrey S. Berger and Richard C.Becker).

19 Cardiothoracic surgery (Denise O'Shaughnessy andRavi Gill).

20 Neurology (Natalie Aucutt-Walter, Valerie Jewells, andDavid Y. Huang).

21 Hepatology (Raj K. Patel and Roopen Arya).

22 Nephrology (Stephanie Perry and Thomas L. Ortel).

23 Oncology (Anna Falanga and Marina Marchetti).

24 Obstetrics, contraception, and estrogen replacement(Isobel D. Walker).

25 Pediatrics (Mary E. Bauman and M. PatriciaMassicotte).

26 Intensive and critical care (Beverley J. Hunt).

27 Transfusion (Adrian Copplestone).

Appendix 1 Reference ranges (Steven Kitchen and MichaelMakris).

Index.

Colour plate section.