Practical hemostasis and thrombosis



Designed as a practical, succinct guide, for quick reference by clinicians with everyday questions, this title guides the reader through the range of approaches available for diagnosis, management, or prevention of hemorrhagic and thrombotic diseases or disorders.
Provides essential practical management for all those working in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis  Includes new chapters on direct oral anticoagulants, acquired inhibitors of coagulation, and expanded discussion of thrombotic microangiopathies Covers in a clear and succinct format, the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of thrombotic and haemostatic disorders Follows templated chapter formats for rapid referral, including key points and summary boxes, and further reading Highlights controversial issues and provides advice for everyday questions encountered in the clinic
Table of contents : 
Content: Basic Principles Underlying Coagulation / Dougald M Monroe --
Laboratory Tests of Hemostasis / Steve Kitchen, Michael Makris --
Molecular Diagnostic Approaches to Hemostasis / Paula James, David Lillicrap --
Tests of Platelet Function / Marie Lordkipanidz, Gillian C Lowe, Paul Harrison --
Evaluation of the Bleeding Patient / Alice Ma, Marshall Mazepa --
Hemophilia A and B / Rhona M Maclean, Michael Makris --
Von Willebrand Disease / Giancarlo Castaman, Alberto Tosetto, Francesco Rodeghiero --
The Rarer Inherited Coagulation Disorders / Paula HB Bolton-Maggs, Jonathan Wilde, Gillian N Pike --
Acquired Inhibitors of Coagulation / Riitta Lassila, Elina Armstrong --
Quantitative Platelet Disorders / Riten Kumar, Walter HA Kahr --
Qualitative Platelet Disorders / Eti A Femia, Gian Marco Podda, Marco Cattaneo --
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Raj S Kasthuri, Nigel S Key --
Thrombotic Microangiopathies / Marie Scully, David Kavanagh --
Venous Thromboembolism / Sarah Takach Lapner, Lori-Ann Linkins, Clive Kearon --
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Thrombosis and Hemorrhage / Brandi Reeves, Stephan Moll --
Arterial Thrombosis / R Campbell Tait, Catherine N Bagot --
Anticoagulation: Heparins and Vitamin K Antagonists / Gualtiero Palareti, Benilde Cosmi --
The Direct Oral Anticoagulants / David A Garcia, Mark A Crowther, Walter Ageno --
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Henry G Watson, Mark Crowther --
Cardiovascular Medicine / Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Richard C Becker --
Cardiothoracic Surgery / Denise O'Shaughnessy, Ravi Gill --
Neurology / Michael Wang, Natalie Aucutt-Walter, Valerie L Jewells, David Y Huang --
Hepatology / Lara N Roberts, Raj K Patel, Roopen Arya --
Nephrology / Vimal K Derebail, Thomas L Ortel --
Oncology / Anna Falanga, Marina Marchetti --
Obstetrics, Contraception, and Estrogen Replacement / Amy Webster, Sue Pavord --
Pediatrics / Mary E Bauman, Aisha Bruce, M Patricia Massicotte --
Intensive and Critical Care / Beverley J Hunt --
Transfusion / Adrian Copplestone.