Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
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Chapter2: Basic Hematology
Section2.11: Abnormalities In Blood Cell Morphology
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Differentiate between blood clotting and thrombosis.
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Thrombosis is the formation of blood clot inside a blood vessel,which causes obstruction of flow of blood through the circulatory system.
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Blood clotting is natural mechanism of body which occurs in response to an injury to prevent the excessive bleeding.
Cause of blood clotting: Activation of coagulation cascade after an injury
Cause of thrombosis: Virchow's triad which includes :
- Hypercoagulability
- Venous stasis
- Endothelium injury
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