Consultative Hemostasis and Thrombosis, 3rd Edition

• Efficiently look up concise descriptions of each condition, its associated symptoms, laboratory findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment.

• Get the latest information on hot topics such as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Thrombophilia, Clinical and Laboratory Assessment and Management, Thrombotic -Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.
• Apply today’s newest therapies, including those that are quickly becoming standard in this fast-changing field.
• Meet the needs of specific patient groups with a new chapter on Bleeding and the Management of Hemorrhagic Disorders in Pregnancy and an extensively updated chapter on Thrombosis and Cancer.
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Part I: GENERAL INFORMATION

1 Consultative Process

2 A Systematic Approach to the Bleeding Patient: Correlation of Clinical Symptoms and Signs with Laboratory Testing

3 Endothelium

4 Hemophilia A and B

5 Less Common Congenital Disorders of Hemostasis

6 Acquired Coagulation Disorders Caused by Inhibitors

7 von Willebrand Disease

8 General Aspects of Thrombocytopenia, Platelet Transfusions, and Thrombopoietic Growth Factors

9 Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia

10 Congenital and Acquired Disorders of Platelet Function and Number

11 Purpura and Other Hematovascular Disorders

12 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

13 The Crosstalk of Inflammation and Coagulation in Infectious Disease and Their Roles in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

14 Thrombophilia: Clinical and Laboratory Assessment and Management

15 Pediatric Aspects of Thrombophilia

16 Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

17 Venous Thromboses at Unusual Sites

18 Postthrombotic Syndrome

19 Thrombocytosis: Essential Thrombocytemia and Reactive Causes

20 Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Patient Management

21 Hemostatic Aspects of Cardiovascular Medicine

22 Nonarteriosclerotic Arterial Occlusive Disease

23 Thrombosis and Cancer

24 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Related Thrombotic Microangiopathies

25 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

26 Antithrombotic Agents

27 Blood Component and Pharmacological Therapy for Hemostatic Disorders

28 Thrombolytic Therapy

29 Topical Hemostatic Agents

30 Therapeutic Apheresis: Applications for Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders

31 Use of Vena Caval Filters and Venous Access Devices

32 Dietary Supplements and Hemostasis

33 Thrombotic Risk of Contraceptives and other Hormonal Therapies

34 Bleeding and the Management of Hemorrhagic Disorders in Pregnancy

35 Thrombophilia in Pregnancy

36 Surgery and Hemostasis

37 Anticoagulation in the Perioperative Period

38 Understanding and Managing the Coagulopathy of Liver Disease

39 Outpatient Anticoagulant Therapy

40 Point-of-Care Hemostatic Testing

41 Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Neurologic and Neurosurgical Patients

42 Hematologic Interventions for Acute Central Nervous System Disease

43 Atrial Septal Abnormalities and Cryptogenic Stroke

44 Pulmonary Hypertension: Thrombotic and Nonthrombotic in Origin

45 Hemorrhage Control and Thrombosis Following Severe Injury

46 Hemostatic Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease

47 Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation and Prosthetic Cardiac Valves