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  • Jun 2007

Laboratory Hemostasis

A Practical Guide for Pathologists

  • Useful for board exam review or targeted questions

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
  2. Collection of Coagulation Specimens

    • Sterling T. Bennett
    Pages 27-40
  3. Instrumentation for the Coagulation Laboratory

    • Christopher M. Lehman, Catherine Thompson
    Pages 41-55
  4. Hemostasis Screening Assays

    • George M. Rodgers, Christopher M. Lehman
    Pages 85-101
  5. Testing for Inherited Bleeding Disorders

    • George M. Rodgers
    Pages 103-120
  6. Testing for Acquired Platelet Disorders

    • Christopher M. Lehman
    Pages 121-135
  7. Acquired Coagulation Disorders and TTP

    • George M. Rodgers
    Pages 137-142
  8. Monitoring Anticoagulant Therapy

    • Sterling T. Bennett
    Pages 167-205
  9. Coagulation Testing and Transfusion Medicine

    • Robert C. Blaylock, Christopher M. Lehman
    Pages 207-225
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 227-237

About this book

Coagulation testing is the basis for the diagnosis of bleeding and thrombotic disorders, as well as the mainstay of anti-coagulant monitoring and management. The laboratory director requires significant expertise to manage the coagulation laboratory. This expertise includes the selection, validation and harmonization of analyzer/reagent combinations across health care organizations that often include physician offices, point of care testing, hospital laboratories and shared core laboratories.

Pathologists are often responsible for managing a healthcare system’s coagulation testing, yet the basics of managing a coagulation laboratory are inadequately addressed in many, if not most, pathology residency training programs. In addition, there is no textbook to which residents or practicing pathologists can refer for assistance. The same can be said for medical technologists or non-pathologist clinicians who find themselves in charge of a coagulation laboratory.

This handbook will address the need among practicing pathologists, laboratory supervisors/managers, pathology trainees and clinicians for a straightforward reference for managing a hemostasis laboratory and coordinating testing across multiple locations and technologies. The handbook format will allow quick reference to specific topics and be useful for answering specific questions or for Board exam review. The full spectrum of coagulation testing, basics of methodology and instrumentation, and the responsibilities of the laboratory director will be covered.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Medical Director, Intermountain Healthcare Central Laboratory, and Volunteer Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City

    Sterling T. Bennett

  • Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City

    Christopher M. Lehman

  • Assistant Director of Hospital Clinical Laboratories, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City

    Christopher M. Lehman

  • Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City

    George M. Rodgers

  • Medical Director, Coagulation Laboratory, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City

    George M. Rodgers

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Laboratory Hemostasis

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide for Pathologists

  • Authors: Sterling T. Bennett, Christopher M. Lehman, George M. Rodgers

  • Editors: Catherine Thompson, Robert C. Blaylock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36840-X

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Pathology, Hematology