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Hypercoagulable States

Hypercoagulable States: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Congenital


Antithrombin III deficiency
Protein C deficiency
Protein S deficiency
Homocystinuria
Dysfibrinogenemias
Hyperlipidemia

Acquired


Oral contraceptive use
Lupus anticoagulant
Myeloproliferative disorders
   Essential thrombocythemia
   Polycythemia vera
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia
Prothrombin complex concentrate infusion
Nephrotic syndrome
Pregnancy
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
TTP
Malignancy (with DIC) (Trousseau's syndrome)
Sickle cell anemia
Hyperviscosity syndromes
Previous venous thrombosis
Venous trauma

References


1. Bauer KA: The Hypercoagulable State, p. 1531. See Bibliography, 2.
2. Schafer AI: The Hypercoagulable States. Ann Intern Med   102:814, 1985.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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