Manual of Coagulation Disorders

by Michael H. Kroll (Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology & BiophysicsBaylor College of MedicineVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHouston, Texas)

• ISBN13: 9780865424463
• ISBN10: 0865424462
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Manual of Coagulation Disorders disills the most clinically relevant material from the more conventional reference books. Physicians and trainees who treat thrombotic and hermorrhagic disorders will discover new insight into human diseases caused by thrombosis and bleeding.To provide comprehensive coverage, the author begins with a brief discussion of mechanisms of coagulation, venous and arterial thromboses, and associated syndromes. Readers are then taken through bleeding disorders, care of special patients, and specific complications resulting from relevant medical problems.Manual of Coagulation Disorders is THE most accessible source for cutting edge topics.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Mechanisms of Coagulation	1	(8)
The Biological Basis for Routine Coagulation Testing	9	(11)
An Overview of Thrombotic Disorders and Their Treatment	20	(3)
Venous Thromboembolism	23	(23)
Anticoagulant Therapy	46	(12)
Arterial Thrombosis	58	(42)
Antiplatelet Agents	100	(10)
Thrombolytic Therapy	110	(5)
Lupus Anticoagulants, Antiphospholipid Antibodies, and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome	115	(11)
Hypercoagulable States	126	(17)
Thrombocytosis	143	(6)
Thrombotic Thrombocytotic Purpura and the Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome	149	(7)
An Overview of Hemorrhagic Disorders and Their Treatment	156	(4)
Thrombocytopenia	160	(16)
Qualitative Platelet Disorders	176	(12)
Von Willebrand Disease	188	(8)
Hemophilia and Other Coagulation Factor Deficiencies	196	(14)
Coagulation Factor Inhibitors	210	(5)
Acquired Coagulopathies	215	(11)
Index	226