Williams Hematology Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Description

Hemostasis and Thrombosis as only Williams can cover them

A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! 

Featuring content derived from Williams Hematology, Ninth Edition. this concise, full-color resource delivers comprehensive and current coverage of hemostasis and thrombosis, and platelet and megakaryocyte disorders.  More than a sectional reprint, the book includes updated science and treatment recommendations not found in the 2015 release of Williams Hematology, Ninth Edition. Perfect for use at the point of care, Williams Hemostasis and Thrombosis offers the most current evaluation and treatment options for patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders.

Key Features

• Covers the latest advances in hemostasis and thrombosis
• A handy quick summary appears at the beginning of each chapter
• Discusses the physiologic basis for hemostasis and thrombosis

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1. Megakaryopoiesis and Thrombosis
2. Chapter 2. Platelet Morphology, Biochemistry, and Function
3. Chapter 3. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of the Coagulation Factors and Pathways of Hemostasis
4. Chapter 4. Control of Coagulation Reactions
5. Chapter 5. Vascular Function in Hemostasis
6. Chapter 6. Classification, Clinical Manifestations and Evaluation of Disorders of Hemostasis
7. Chapter 7. Thrombocytopenia
8. Chapter 8. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
9. Chapter 9. Reactive Thrombocytosis
10. Chapter 10. Hereditary Qualitative Platelet Disorders
11. Chapter 11. Acquired Qualitative Platelet Disorders
12. Chapter 12. The Vascular Purpuras
13. Chapter 13. Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B
14. Chapter 14. Inherited Deficiencies of Coagulation Factors II, V, V+VIII, VII, X, XI, and XIII
15. Chapter 15. Hereditary Fibrinogen Abnormalities
16. Chapter 16. von Willebrand Disease
17. Chapter 17. Antibody-Mediated Coagulation Factor Deficiencies
18. Chapter 18. Hemostatic Alterations in Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation
19. Chapter 19. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
20. Chapter 20. Hereditary Thrombophilia
21. Chapter 21. The Antiphospholipid Syndrome
22. Chapter 22. Thrombotic Microangiopathies
23. Chapter 23. Venous Thrombosis
24. Chapter 24. Atherothrombosis: Disease Initiation, Progression, and Treatment
25. Chapter 25. Fibrinolysis and Thrombolysis

Author Biography

Kenneth Kaushansky, MD (Stony Brook, NY) is Dean of the School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University.

Marcel M. Levi, MD, PhD (London, UK) is Chief Executive Officer of the College of London Hospitals.