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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: Activated protein C resistance, Amyloid purpura, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Antithrombin III deficiency, Bernard-Soulier syndrome, Bleeding diathesis, Cavernous sinus thrombosis, Coagulopathy, Congenital afibrinogenemia, Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, Deep vein thrombosis, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Dysfibrinogenemia, Essential thrombocytosis, Evans syndrome, Factor V Leiden, Factor XIII deficiency, Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, Gray platelet syndrome, Harris platelet syndrome, Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Hyperprothrombinemia, Hypoprothrombinemia, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, May-Hegglin anomaly, Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, Onyalai, Phlebothrombosis, Platelet storage pool deficiency, Platelet transfusion refractoriness, Primary fibrinogenolysis, Protein C deficiency, Protein S deficiency, Prothrombin G20210A, Pseudo gray platelet syndrome, Purpura fulminans, Quebec platelet disorder, Scott syndrome, Sticky platelet syndrome, Superficial vein thrombosis, Thrombophilia, Thrombotic microangiopathy, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Venom-induced consumption coagulopathy, Von Willebrand disease. Excerpt: Deep vein thrombosis, or deep venous thrombosis, (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein, predominantly in the legs. Non-specific signs may include pain, swelling, redness, warmness, and engorged superficial veins. Pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening complication, is caused by the detachment (embolization) of a clot that travels to the lungs. Together, DVT and pulmonary embolism constitute a single disease process known as venous thromboembolism. Post-thrombotic syndrome, another complication, significantly contributes to the health-care cost of DVT. In 1856, German...
