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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of bleeding disorders, thrombocytopenia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and von Willebrand disease. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

A bleeding disorder exists when it is hard for a person to stop bleeding. When a person bleeds, the blood clots, stopping the bleeding. The clotting process, also called coagulation, changes blood from a liquid to a solid state. It takes both blood cells (called platelets) and proteins (called clotting factors) for blood to clot properly. When a person has a bleeding disorder, the blood platelets are not working like they should, or there are not enough platelets or clotting factors in the blood. This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Contents include clinical and medical Information, with information on risk groups, signs, symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials.

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This CD-ROM has over 36,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals. (Information on this CD-ROM is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Pediatric Nursing, published by Jannetti Publications, Inc. on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3994 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Six-year old Brandon has arrived at your clinic, your school, your inpatient unit, or your emergency department (ED). His morn tells you he's a "bleeder." You would not be alone if you felt unprepared. Here's what to do. Assuming he is not in need of emergent care, in which case you would follow your normal first aid/emergency guidelines, you need to find out what kind of bleeding disorder this child has.

Citation Details
Title: Bleeding disorder basics.(Updates & Kidbits)
Author: Heather Curry
Publication: Pediatric Nursing (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Volume: 30Issue: 5Page: 402(6)

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Eleven harrowing days in the life of my son who is a hemophiliac, a Von Willebrand ... Read more

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Contributors present a detailed account of basic and clinical aspects of the factor VIII/von Willebrand complex, relating advances in molecular and cellular biology to the clinical disorders associated with congenital and acquired abnormalities of hemostasis and thrombosis. Annotation copyright Book