Point of Care testing (POCT) may be defined as the rapid specific testing of body fluids‚ used at the patient bedside. POCT is very useful in situations where production of results quickly is of prime clinical importance. Multiple POCT-guides have been developed for various devices and when used correctly may decrease inappropriate transfusion and product wastage‚ making these tests cost-effective. The use of POCT in coagulation testing in particular has been a huge breakthrough for patients in
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diagnostic aid in suspected venous thromboembolism: An overview. Thrombosis Haemostatsis. 71(1): 1-6. Cotran RS (1999): Robbins’ pathologic basis of disease‚ ed 6‚ Philadelphia‚ W.B. Saunders. Crowther MA‚ Harrison L‚ Hirsh J. Reply(1999)‚ Warfarin: less may be better. Annual International Medical Journal : 127:333. Daly E‚ Vessey MP‚ Hawkins MM‚ Carson JL‚ Gough P‚ Marsh S (1996)‚ Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of hormone replacement therapy. Lancet; 346: 977-980. Department
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HEMOSTASIS Hemostasis: drives from the Greek meaning “The stoppage of blood flow”. a process which causes bleeding to stop‚ meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel. It is the first stage of wound healing. Hemostasis can be divided into two stages: Primary and Secondary. 1- Primary hemostasis includes the platelet and vascular response to vessel injury. 2- Secondary hemostasis includes the coagulation factors response to such injury. Together‚ platelets‚ vessels‚ and coagulation
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it’s called an embolus. If an embolus gets lodged somewhere it’s called an embolism Application 8. What is the stringy material visible in this scanning electron micrograph of a blood clot? 9. Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)‚ Heparin‚ and Warfarin are all fibrinolytic substances. Think about what the suffix "-lytic" means and
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Atrial Fibrillation Columbia Basin College Table of Contents Table of Contents…………………………………...………………….………………………….2 Condition….………………...…………………………………………………………………….3 Predisposing Factors………………………………………………………………………………3 Onset and Duration………………………………………………….……………………….....…3 Signs and Symptoms……………………………………………………………………………....4 Diagnostic Tests…..……………………………………………………………………………….4 Therapies and Pertinent Medications……………………………………………………………..5 Surgical and Medical Treatments…………………………………………………………………6
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MSc in Cardiology 2010-2011-CVSM 5001 Basic Cardiology (28 Dec 2010) Objectives of this Lecture Termination of Pregnancy: Ethical and Practical Consideration Tam‚ Wing Hung Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology CUHK 1. Importance of pre‐conceptional counselling for patients with cardiac disease 2. Conditions for TOP 3. Legal aspect of TOP 4. Methods of TOP 5. Risk of TOP: specific to cardiac patient 6. An example of cardiomyopathy Physiological Changes • Increase in the intravascular volume
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brain which includes sensory area and primary motor of the arm‚ face‚ throat and also the area of speech.Hence give rise to symptom above. Steve is currently on anti-coagulant therapy (Warfarin) for atrial fibrillation‚ it does help with his irregular heartbeat since his ECG is normal. However‚ warfarin increases the risk for intracerebral hemorrhage as it increases bleeding in the brain. As more blood is being released‚ hematoma will then be form. This then cause the increase in intracranial
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sales made. Lawsuit Update‚ February 2016. The FDA investigated if results used to approve Xarelto in the clinical trial (ROCKET AF trial) were genuine and still valid. The clinical trial‚ was to compare the effectiveness of Xarelto to those of Warfarin and showed
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Blood platelets are actually fragments of cells – meaning they don’t contain all the necessary cellular equipment. When a person gets a cut or scratch‚ platelets release thromboxane‚ a chemical that signals other platelets to “help out.” Without the release of thromboxane‚ the platelets won’t come (stick) together‚ no clot will form‚ and the cut will continue to bleed. If you have a wound‚ thromboxane is an indispensable self-sealing material; but if you’re a stroke survivor‚ thromboxane’s ability
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