2nd Edition

Hemostasis and Thrombosis

By Thomas G. DeLoughery Copyright 2004
    217 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    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.

    1. Basics of Coagulation 2. Tests of Hemostasis and Thrombosis 3. Bleeding Disorders: A General Approach 4. Hemophilia 5. Von Willebrand Disease 6. Other Inherited Bleeding Disorders 7. Acquired Bleeding Disorders 8. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation 9. Liver and Renal Disease 10. Cardiac Bypass 11. Immune Thrombocytopenia 12. Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TTP/HUS) 13. Non-Blood Product Agents for Bleeding Disorders 14. Transfusion Therapy and Massive Transfusions 15. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism 16. Thrombosis in Unusual Sites 17. Hypercoagulable States 18. Acquired Hypercoagulable States 19. Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome 20. Antithrombotic Therapy for Cardiac Disease 21. Stroke and Peripheral Vascular Disease 22. Heparin and Heparin-Like Drugs 23. Direct Thrombin Inhibitors 24. Warfarin 25. Antiplatelet Agents 26. Thrombolytic Therapy 27. Bleeding and Thrombosis in Cancer Patients 28. Bleeding and Thrombosis in Pregnancy 29. Pediatric Thrombosis

    Biography

    Thomas G. DeLoughery