Author: Anderson Continuing Education Publisher: Anderson Continuing Education Date Published: 2025 Pages: 15 Cover Type: Loose-Leaf Spiral Binding Expiration Date: 12/31/2027 Level of Difficulty: Basic
This course meets the 1-hour Florida specialty requirement in hematology.
Those certified by ASCP, it will provide 2 contact hours in hematology.
PURPOSES/GOALS:
The participant will gain an understanding of:
• The components and regulatory mechanisms of the fibrinolytic, coagulation, and proteolytic systems, including common abnormalities affecting each. • The pathophysiology of disseminated intravascular coagulation, including its causes, clinical presentation, characteristic laboratory findings, and therapeutic approaches. • The distinguishing laboratory abnormalities associated with primary fibrinolysis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Source: Chapter 28: “Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Primary Fibrinolysis,” pages 638-651, in Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis, Sixth Edition, by Denise M. Harmening, PhD, MLS(ASCP), with Associate Editor Anne M. Hutson, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM. Published by F.A. Davis in 2024.