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Human red blood cell concentrate and platelet suspension are unstable preparations, therefore, they are not part of the international pharmaceutical market for biological and economic reasons. Consequently, they cannot be replaced by external sources. Human allogeneic erythrocyte and platelet

Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains a devastating condition with 30-day mortality rates of 35% to 52%. Until the pathophysiology of this condition is better understood, it will not be possible to develop effective therapies. Studies of cerebral blood flow and metabolism in patients

Hemophilia and von Willebrand disease are the most common bleeding disorders. Management of these disorders can be challenging for the patient and healthcare provider. This article will review the history, diagnosis, and treatment of Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and von Willebrand disease.

Most bleeding occurring early in pregnancy is benign; occasionally, however, it can represent an abnormally developing fetus. Vaginal spotting occurs in about 25% of early pregnancies. Other common causes of bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy are spontaneous abortion, ectopic

BACKGROUND Just over 200 years ago, surgeons were puzzled that the use of the tourniquet to control hemorrhage as common sense during surgery was a relatively recent development. Within the last 20 years, much progress has been made to controlling hemorrhage in the prehospital context. Then, as now,

Four inherited disorders of hemostasis have been identified in Jews with a relatively high frequency: Factor XI deficiency, factor VII deficiency, combined factor V and VIII deficiency and GLanzmann thrombasthenia. During the past decades, the bleeding manifestations of these disorders, the

Superficial bursitis most often occurs in the olecranon and prepatellar bursae. Less common locations are the superficial infrapatellar and subcutaneous (superficial) calcaneal bursae. Chronic microtrauma (e.g., kneeling on the prepatellar bursa) is the most common cause of superficial bursitis.

Peripartum emergencies occur in patients with no known risk factors. When the well-being of the fetus is in question, the fetal heart rate pattern may offer etiologic clues. Repetitive late decelerations may signify uteroplacental insufficiency, and a sinusoidal pattern may indicate severe fetal

Intestinal parasites cause significant morbidity and mortality. Diseases caused by Enterobius vermicularis, Giardia lamblia, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Entamoeba histolytica occur in the United States. E. vermicularis, or pinworm, causes irritation and sleep disturbances.