Disorders of Haemostasis
3rd Edition
Published in April 1996
Book
Hardback
573 pages
978-0-7216-5273-3 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition encompasses all aspects of disorders of hemostasis. It begins with a review of the history of the development of knowledge about this subject and with a chapter on the laboratory approach to hemostatic disorders. The rest of the volume is devoted to summaries of specific patient problems, their pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy. Wherever possible, practical solutions to patient problems are provided. Review of the Last Edition: "An authoritative and detailed account of hemostatic mechanisms, normal and abnormal, and the disorders of hemostasis that are consequences of defective humoral and cellular functions...A standard source." Annals of Internal Medicine
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
145 ills
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
1479 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-5273-3 (9780721652733)
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Content
The Evolution of Knowledge About Hemostasis. Normal Hemostatic Mechanisms. Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Disorders. Platelets and Their Disorders. Clinical Aspects of the Genetic Disorders of Coagulation. Von Willebrand's Disease. Hemorrhagic Disorders Associated with Circulating Inhibitors. The Hypercoagulable State. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Fibrinolytic Bleeding Syndromes. Hemostatic Disorders Associated with Neoplasia. Bleeding with Infectious Diseases. Surgery and Hemostasis: The Influence of One on the Other. Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders of Neonates. Hemostatic Defects in Liver and Biliary Tract Disease and Disorders of Vitamin K Metabolism. Alterations of Hemostasis in Renal Disease. Drug-Induced Disorders of Coagulation. Clinical Hemostatic Disorders Caused By Venoms. Vascular Disease and Vasculitis. Psychogenic Bleeding. Complications of the Treatment of Hemostatic Disorders.