Essential Guide to Blood Coagulation

<p><b>A practical guide to laboratory diagnosis and treatment of hemostatic disorders.</b><br /><br />This concise book distils the most clinically up-to-date information on thrombotic and bleeding disorders, including the latest treatment strategies, for key conditions and diseases. <i>Essential Guide to Blood Coagulation</i> covers both the stable and the acute stages of hereditary and acquired bleeding and thrombotic disorders.</p> <p>Faced with a bleeding patient, it may be difficult to determine whether blood loss is due to a local factor, or an underlying hemostatic defect. There are a range of laboratory tests which can be performed to identify the cause of bleeding in a patient. This book highlights the tests that can be used in the laboratory to aid diagnosis.</p> <p><i>Essential Guide to Blood Coagulation</i> has been updated to include the new anticoagulants and now has a dedicated chapter on antiplatelet drugs. This invaluable guide will help all those treating patients to expand their knowledge of hemostatic disorders.</p> <p><b>TITLES OF RELATED INTEREST</b></p> <p><b>Hemophilia and Hemostasis: A Case-Based Approach to Management</b><br /><b>Second Edition</b><br />Alice Ma, Harold Roberts, Miguel Escobar<br />ISBN: 978-0-470-65976-2</p> <p><b>Quality in Laboratory Hemostasis and Thrombosis</b><br /><b>Second Edition</b><br />Steve Kitchen, John Olson, Eric Preston (due May 2013)<br />ISBN: 978-0-470-67119-1</p>