Consultative Hemostasis and Thrombosis

This practical new resource helps readers manage the full range of clotting and bleeding disorders quickly and effectively. Written by a team of respected clinicians, it examines symptoms, laboratory findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment. A reader-friendly design and hundreds of illustrations make it an essential tool for busy physicians.

• The first strictly clinical resource on the diagnosis and treatment of clotting and bleeding disorders.
• Features a chapter on the consultative process as well as coverage of the interface of hematology with cardiology, oncology, bloodbanking, pharmacology, and intensive care medicine.
• Presents an entire section on women's issues, which includes analyses of OCPs/estrogen therapy, bleeding with pregnancy, and antiphospholipid syndrome and pregnancy.
• Examines the impact of HIV, outpatient anticoagulation, chronic venous insufficiency, inferior vena cava filters, and other issues in a section on Special Considerations.
• Clarifies laboratory protocols, helping readers select and interpret lab tests more easily.
• Presents the basic science physicians need to practice efficiently.