Clinical Updates in Women's Health Care

Thrombosis, Thrombophilia, and Thromboembolism

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Table of Contents

Continuing Medical Education
   Foreword
Basic Science Update: The Hemostatic System
   Platelet Plug Formation: Adhesion, Activation, and Aggregation
   Fibrin Plug Formation: The Coagulation Cascade
   The Anticoagulant System
   Fibrinolysis
Pathophysiology and Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis
   Pregnancy
   Obesity
   Exogenous Estrogen Therapy
   Antiphospholipid Antibodies
   Inherited Thrombophilias
Mechanism of Action of Therapeutic Agents
   Unfractionated Heparin
   Low Molecular Weight Heparin
   Fondaparinux
   Coumarins and Warfarin
   Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
Screening
   Gynecologic Surgery
   Hormone Therapy
   Thrombophilias
Diagnosis and Evaluation
   Deep Vein Thrombosis
   Recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis
   Acute Pulmonary Embolism
   Radiation Exposure in Pregnancy
Treatment
   Nonpregnant Women
   Pregnant Women
   Postpartum Considerations
   Surgery and Thrombolytic Therapy
Special Concerns for Older Women
Counseling and Prevention
   Nonpregnant Women at High Risk Not Requiring Surgery
   Perioperative and Pregnancy-Related Considerations
   Pregnant Women With Mechanical Heart Valve Prostheses
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Referral
Summary
References
Index