Hematology is a branch of medicine focusing on blood and diseases and disorders developing in blood cells. Coagulation describes a biological process during which blood changes from a liquid phase to a solid or semi-solid. Coagulation is dependent on a subset of blood cells knowns as platelets.
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APR 15, 2024 | 12:00 AM
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Every area of the laboratory has specific issues with pre-analytical errors causing unreadable or false results on samples, from mislabeling to samples being forgotten on the floors to drawi...
NOV 15, 2023 1:00 PM ET
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Summary: Internal quality control is an integral process of laboratory testing. A clinical laboratory's coagulation quality control (QC) program is a critical component of its quality as...
APR 28, 2023 | 12:00 AM
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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT): Practical Aspects of Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life-threatening complication following heparin exp...
APR 24, 2023 | 12:00 AM
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Coagulation tests are useful in the diagnosis and management of bleeding or thrombotic disorders. The majority of hospital and reference laboratories perform routine coagulation testing such...
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life-threatening complication following heparin exposure. This webinar presentation will discuss the pathogenesis, incidence, clinical...
The diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is challenging during pregnancy. Pregnant women often present with symptoms compatible with VTE. The use of conventional diagnostic algorithms is...
Getting It Right: Preanalytical Impact on Coagulation Results Using a Case Study Approach According to published literature, up to 65% of errors occur in the preanalytical phase of laborator...
Date: August 24, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has evolved rapidly since the first sequencing platforms were commercially released ne...
According to published literature, up to 65% of errors occur in the preanalytical phase of laboratory testing, and coagulation assays are particularly sensitive to preanalytical issues......
The Patient is Bleeding: Balancing Clinical and Laboratory Needs Coagulopathy in the bleeding surgical patient can get worse by the second! One of the real-world operational challenges......
Date: November 2, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT) Flow cytometry is a powerful technique for the analysis of multiple parameters of individual cells within heterogeneous populations....
Lupus anticoagulants and antiphospholipid syndrome: Resolving confusion, providing new guideline updates...
Overview and learning objectives: Lupus anticoagulants are consistently present in patients at risk of thrombosis as a result of underlying antiphospholipid syndrome (aPS), a dangerous disor...
ASH Anticoagulation Guidelines in Patients with COVID-19: A moving target The American Society of Hematology (ASH) published in February 2021 “Anticoagulation Guidelines in Patients wi...