Clot or Bleed: A Painless Guide for People Who Hate Coag

by Kristine Krafts

What students • “It’s perfect for students.”• “I’ve read it. I no longer hate coag!!”• “The explanations are very helpful and succinct…brilliant.”• “I am reading your “Clot or Bleed”. I wish to know English better to express my gratitude for such a precious gift.”• “Your books helped me very much, especially, “Clot or Bleed”. It is a lot easier to remember the material if it is in lack of a better word, “dumbed” down for you.”• “It expresses your unquestionable professional talent and your delicious sense of humour.”• “Everything about it is great and convenient.”About the can be confusing, to say the least. This guide demystifies coag with easy-to-understand descriptions of clotting and anti-clotting, an explanation of laboratory tests, and succinct but complete reviews of bleeding disorders (like von Willebrand disease) and thrombotic disorders (like factor V Leiden). It’s short and complete, and it has tons of helpful mnemonics, charts and tables.What’s • The basics of platelet plug formation and the dreaded coagulation cascade• The basics of natural anticoagulants and fibrinolytics• Laboratory common (or otherwise important) platelet and coagulation tests• Bleeding disorders (von Willebrand disease, hemophilia, hereditary platelet disorders, DIC, ITP, TTP, HUS, and others)• Thrombotic disorders (factor V Leiden, ATIII deficiency, protein C and S deficiencies, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, and others) Why it’s • It’s short (so you don’t waste time sorting out what’s important)• It’s complete (so you don’t have to use other sources to figure things out)• It’s easy to understand (no complicated text that you need to re-read three times)• There are lots of helpful mnemonics (including a bizarre, sexy one for the coagulation cascade)• It will make you look good (it gives answers to the questions most commonly asked by professors and attendings)• There are nice, clean charts and tables (because tables are much easier to remember than paragraphs of text)• It’s illustrated with explanatory photos (so you have more than just Roman numerals to picture in your brain)• It’s got everything you need to know to really understand coag – minus the anxiety and torture.Bottom of straightforward diagrams, helpful memory aids, and answers to commonly-asked test questions, this guide helps students retain the concepts of coagulation and translate them into real-life use.

71 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 4, 2012

Reviews

[Ângela Maresch · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a real pleasure to read this small book! Coagulation is certainly better with a witty sense of humor. ☺️ Perfect for an introduction on haemostasis, as it reviews briefly normal physiology, laboratory tests and disease mechanisms, in a clear and fun way. I will never look at shoes the same way!... (read the book and you'll understand!)

[Marina Foulk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coag can be a nasty and confusing topic, but this book really brings it all together in a way that is so easily understandable! An amazing resource for pathology and laboratory science students.