Overview

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

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9781405184601

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I would heartily recommend this attractively presented book to very coagulation laboratory and every haematologist. (Royal College of Pathologists, 1 April 2011)

""I would heartily recommend this attractively presented book to very coagulation laboratory and every haematologist."" (Royal College of Pathologists, 1 April 2011)

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Nigel Key , Department of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA Michael Makris , Senior Lecturer in Haematology, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Denise O'Shaugnessy , formerly Director, Haematology Laboratory, School of Medicine, Health and Biological Sciences; Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton and Blood Policy Group, Department of Health, UK David Lillicrap , Professor of Hematology, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Richardson Laboratory, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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