Neutropenia: eMedicine Hematology
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Neutropenia: eMedicine Hematology
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Most Recently Shared on April 14, 2010 at 3:08 am By:
Neutropenia is a decrease in circulating neutrophils in the peripheral blood. http://bit.ly/aB5kTP
Factor XI Deficiency: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Factor XI (FXI) deficiency is an autosomal disorder that may be associated with bleeding. Other terms for this disorder include plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA) deficiency, Rosenthal syndrome, and hemophilia C. Rosenthal first described this bleeding disorder ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 9:25 pm By:
Factor XI (FXI) deficiency is an autosomal disorder that may be associated with bleeding. Learn more about factor XI. http://bit.ly/bQKYGS
Factor VIII: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The hemostatic system, consisting of the blood vessels and their content, blood, plays a crucial role in human survival. The importance of the plasma coagulation system in protecting life by preventing further blood loss following transection ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 9:25 pm By:
Factor VIII (FVIII-C; antihemophilic globulin) is an essential part of the hemostatic mechanism. More about factor VIII.http://bit.ly/atq6aL
Factor VII: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Blood coagulation is a series of reactions in which plasma zymogens are converted into active enzymes. The final event of these reactions is the formation of an insoluble fibrin clot. These coagulant reactions are regulated by ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 8:29 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Blood Factor VII is synthesized in the liver and secreted as a single-chain glycoprotein of 48 k. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9cV2H4
Factor V: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Isolated factor V deficiency is a rare inherited coagulopathy. Factor V deficiency is also known as Owren disease or parahemophilia. Dr. Paul Owren identified this defect in Norway in 1943. Using relatively primitive technology, he was ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 8:29 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Factor V deficiency is also known as Owren disease or parahemophilia. Learn more about factor V. http://bit.ly/dCQXeO
Factor X: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Clotting factor X, or Stuart-Prower factor, is a vitamin K-dependent serine protease that serves as the first enzyme in the common pathway of thrombus formation. Factor X deficiency is a bleeding disorder that can be inherited ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 8:28 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Clotting factor X is sometimes called Stuart-Prower factor. Learn factor X's role in blood clotting. http://bit.ly/c69JbS
Factor IX: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The most significant breakthroughs in comprehending the mechanisms associated with coagulation first came from an understanding of the individual causes of the bleeding disorders. The recognition in 1952 that hemophilia B was due to a deficiency ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 8:26 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Factor IX deficiency is 4-6 times less prevalent than factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bRUT9g
Factor II: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Clotting factor II, or prothrombin, is a vitamin K-dependent proenzyme that functions in the blood coagulation cascade. Factor II deficiency is a rare, inherited or acquired bleeding disorder. In 1947, Quick and colleagues were the first ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 8:25 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Clotting factor II, or prothrombin, is a vitamin K–dependent proenzyme that functions in the blood coagulation cascade. http://bit.ly/cwvDsc
Antithrombin Deficiency: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Antithrombin III (ATIII) is currently referred to as antithrombin (AT). Antithrombin (AT) is a 58-kDa molecule belonging to the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily that plays a central role as an anticoagulant in mammalian circulation systems; ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 7:50 pm By:
Antithrombin III (ATIII) is currently referred to as antithrombin (AT). Learn about antithrombin deficiency. http://bit.ly/bSjhVt
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is not a specific diagnosis, and its presence always indicates another underlying disease. There are many diseases that may lead to the occurrence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) (see Causes). Disseminated intravascular ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 7:44 pm By:
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is not a specific diagnosis & its presence indicates underlying disease. http://bit.ly/d2dW6b
Alpha2-Plasmin Inhibitor Deficiency: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Platelet disorders and inherited or acquired deficiencies of hemostatic factors (eg, factor VIII, factor IX, or von Willebrand factor [vWF]) lead to excessive bleeding, as is widely recognized. Widespread experience with the use of thrombolytic agents ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 7:27 pm By:
The fact that a deficiency of alpha2-plasmin inhibitor can lead to excessive bleeding is not widely appreciated. http://bit.ly/b8chdX
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a clinical syndrome in which a decreased number of circulating platelets (thrombocytopenia) manifests as a bleeding tendency, easy bruising (purpura), or extravasation of blood from capillaries into skin and mucous membranes ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 17, 2010 at 6:45 pm By:
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Oncology Medical News about Febrile neutropenia
mdlinx.com — “Febrile neutropenia: A critical review of the initial management” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on May 13, 2010 at 7:23 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Febrile neutropenia: A critical review of the initial management: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology http://bit.ly/bm2skV #oncology
Methemoglobinemia: eMedicine Hematology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Methemoglobinemia occurs when red blood cells (RBCs) contain greater than 1% methemoglobin. This occurs from either congenital changes in methemoglobin affecting synthesis and metabolism or from exposure to toxins that acutely affect redox reactions involving methemoglobin. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2010 at 5:06 pm By:
Methemoglobinemia: eMedicine Hematology -- http://bit.ly/9O3LAf
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: eMedicine Endocrinology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is one of the most common enzymatic defects of the erythrocyte. This disorder manifests clinically as a hemolytic anemia, but surprisingly, the symptomatology is less severe than hematologic indices indicate. Presumably, this ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 7:27 pm By:
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is one of the most common enzymatic defects of the erythrocyte. More information. http://bit.ly/bQCN8M
Toxicity, Lithium: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Lithium has been in use since the 1870s. Lithium was initially used to treat depression, gout, and neutropenia, and for cluster headache prophylaxis, but it fell out of favor because of its side effects. In the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 3, 2010 at 10:03 pm By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
An estimated 10,000 lithium toxic exposures occur per year. Learn more. http://bit.ly/b94ymk
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