Chapter 14, Problem 3KQ

Summary Introduction

To describe: How the laboratory tests are used to differentiate various coagulation disorders.

Introduction: The process of prevention of loss of blood or arrest of bleeding during blood vessel injury is referred as hemostasis. This process is accomplished through complex interactions between the vessel wall, platelets, and the plasma coagulation proteins. Excessive and inadequate hemostasis leads to inappropriate clotting or thrombosis and bleeding.