Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents
Blood clots can block the blood flow to your heart muscle and cause a heart attack.
Hematopoiesis process in development and adult stage
Hematopoiesis is the process of the development of blood cell lineages throughout life. Hematopoiesis in necessary to replenish dying cells with new blood cells.
Hereditary elliptocytosis
Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) is associated with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern and is not associated with anemia in most cases.
Iron deficiency: Causes and treatments
Iron deficiency occurs when the intake and absorption of iron are insufficient to replenish the body’s loss
Sickle cell disease | Pathophysiology and Treatment
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic hemolytic anemia resulting from a point mutation in the β globin gene (Hb S)
Hypersplenism | causes, clinical features and management
Hypersplenism, the reduction in one or more peripheral blood counts due to sequestration within an enlarged spleen is a common cause of chronic thrombocytopenia.
Blood Platelet structure and functions in hemostasis
Blood platelets are a nucleate fragments derived from bone marrow megakaryocytes. They are 1.5 – 3.0 μ m in diameter with a volume of ∼ 7 fL.
Von Willebrand disease| Bleeding disorder
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder with an autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) | causes and treatment
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a blood clot that lodges in the blood vessels in the lungs and prevents normal flow of blood in that area
Inherited thrombocytopenia diseases
Thrombocytopenia (combination of medical terms, “thrombocyte” [platelet] and “penia” [deficiency], based upon Greek “thrombos” [clot]
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