Blood Coagulation and Haemostasis: A Practical Guide, fourth edition

Blood coagulation and haemostasis: a review.

FnOM THE V~Y F_~aLY STUVmS of this subject, many controversies existed regarding the various factors and mechanisms involved in the dotting process. One simply has to review the current literature and note the complex, often variable terminology, and the differing opinions of several workers in this field to realize that many of the former controversies are still present. However, many facts ha...

Blood coagulation dynamics in haemostasis.

Our studies involve computational simulations, a reconstructed plasma/platelet proteome, whole blood in vitro and blood exuding from microvascular wounds. All studies indicate that in normal haemostasis, the binding of tissue factor (TF) with plasma factor (F) VIIa (extrinsic FXase complex) results in the initiation phase of the procoagulant response. This phase is negatively regulated by tissu...

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis Introduction

A high plasma concentration of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) is an important risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) (1-4). In the Leiden Thrombophilia study for example, FVIII levels above 1500 IU/L conferred an almost 5-fold risk for a first episode of deep-vein thrombosis (1). Most importantly, high FVIII is also associated with a very high risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (4,...

Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient, Fourth Edition

of antibiotic sensitivities of different organisms. The section on epidemiology reviews its basic principles and highlights important studies. In addition, there is an excellent section called "Spanish Primer" that gives the Spanish phrases for various topics relevant to obtaining a medical history. This phrase book comes in very handy when interviewing many of the Spanish-speaking patients who...

Building an Electronic Resource Collection: A Practical Guide (2nd edition)