The acute cardiac care specialist frequently encounters bleeding complications as well as haemostasis disorders. This topic will provide an in-depth overview of bleeding in acute cardiology, including aetiology (haemostatic and non-haemostatic factors), predictors as well as actions to prevent and manage bleeding in the cardiac patient. The indications and correct usage of haemostatic drugs are discussed.
A low platelet count is one of the causes of bleeding; the main aetiologies are Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT), Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): their diagnosis and management of these disorders are discussed in the second part of this online course.
What’s inside?
3 courses on:
- Introduction
- Haemostasis and bleeding
- Acute haemostatic disorders
Each course ends with a MCQs test.
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Contributors
Course Co-ordinators
- Dr Susanna Price
- Dr Sofie Gevaert
Course Contributors
- Dr Simon Davidson
- Dr George Adams
- Dr Sneh Shah
- Dr Shahanna Udin
- Dr Sofie Gevaert
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.