Laboratory Hemostasis [recurso electrónico] : A Practical Guide for Pathologists / by Sterling T. Bennett, Christopher M. Lehman, George M. Rodgers ; edited by Catherine Thompson, Robert C. Blaylock.

Role and Responsibilities of the Laboratory Director -- Collection of Coagulation Specimens -- Instrumentation for the Coagulation Laboratory -- Validation of Coagulation Assays, Instruments and Reagents -- Hemostasis Screening Assays -- Testing for Inherited Bleeding Disorders -- Testing for Acquired Platelet Disorders -- Acquired Coagulation Disorders and TTP -- Testing for Inherited and Acquired Thrombotic Disorders -- Monitoring Anticoagulant Therapy -- Coagulation Testing and Transfusion Medicine.

Coagulation testing is the basis for the diagnosis of bleeding and thrombotic disorders, as well as the mainstay of anti-coagulant monitoring and management. This handbook will provide practical information and guidance on the topics relevant to directing a coagulation laboratory and be of interest to pathologists, clinical laboratory scientists, residents, fellows, as well as coagulation laboratory supervisors, technologists and technicians. Sterling T. Bennett, M.D., M.S., is the Medical Director, Intermountain Healthcare Central Laboratory, and Volunteer Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Christopher M. Lehman, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the Assistant Director of Hospital Clinical Laboratories, ARUP, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah. George M. Rodgers, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the Medical Director of the Coagulation Laboratory, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah.