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...
OCT 13, 2022 | 1:00 PM
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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...
SEP 07, 2022 | 1:00 PM
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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...
APR 29, 2022 | 12:00 AM
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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......
APR 25, 2022 | 12:00 AM
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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...