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... the absence of FVL Chapter 112. Venous Thrombosis (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 111. Venous Thrombosis Venous Thrombosis: Introduction Venous thrombosis is the ... of thrombosis. Detailed guidelines for primary prevention are available. Venous thrombosis tends to recur. The risk factors for a first venous thrombosis are not the...

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... filter, preferably removable, should Chapter 112. Venous Thrombosis (Part 6) Table 111-3 Long- Term Treatment with Vitamin K Antagonists for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism ... Wilkins, 2006 Prandoni P: Links between arterial and venous disease. J Intern Med 262:341, 2007 [PMID: 17697155] Rosendaal FR: Venous thrombosis, a multicausal disease. Lancet...

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... (cerebral vein thrombosis) , the digestive system (mesenteric vein thrombosis) , and the liver (portal vein thrombosis, and hepatic vein thrombosis, also known as Budd-Chiari syndrome). Thrombosis ... Although local abnormalities often play a role, a procoagulant state due to cancer Chapter 112. Venous Thrombosis (Part 3) Thrombophilia Testing Testing for prothrombotic...

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... primary prevention are available. Venous thrombosis tends to recur. The risk factors for a first venous thrombosis are not the same as for recurrent venous thrombosis and to a large extent ... those associated with hypercoagulability, which can be either genetic or acquired (Table 111 -1). Venous thrombosis is a multicausal disease that occurs when several risk factors are...

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... (nonvaricose) 1 Previously documented deep vein thrombosis 1 Alternative diagnosis at least as likely as deep vein –2 Chapter 112. Venous Thrombosis (Part 4) Deep Vein Thrombosis The signs ... of thrombosis. Elevations of D-dimer in patients > 70 years who do not have thrombosis make the test less useful in this population. Table 111-2 Clinical Decision Rule for...

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... Chapter 112. Venous Thrombosis (Part 5) Withholding further diagnostic testing and anticoagulant treatment in ... insufficient to treat patients with a first episode of DVT and a documented thrombophilic abnormality differently from those with idiopathic thrombosis. Hence, the recommendation is also 6–12 months ... months of VKA. A duration of 12 months is recommended for p...

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... factors (TFPI) (Table 111 -1). Prognosis Patients who have had a venous thrombosis have a high risk (3–10% per year) of another. Up to half of the recurrences after a first thrombosis in one leg ... abnormalities— Models of thrombosis risk. In each panel, the figure shows the thrombosis (black) potential of each ri sk factor present during an individual's life and the...

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... wakefulness is termed polysomnography. Polysomnographic profiles define two states of sleep: (1) rapid-eye- movement (REM) sleep, and (2) non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep. NREM sleep is ... Normal nocturnal sleep in adults displays a consistent organization from night to night (Fig. 28 -1). After sleep onset, sleep usually progresses through NREM stages 1–4 within 45–60 min. Slow-wa...

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... expended for digestion, absorption, and metabolism of food. Chapter 041. Weight Loss (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 41. Weight Loss Weight Loss: Introduction Significant ... decreased food intake, malabsorption, loss of calories, and increased energy requirements (Fig. 41 -1). Changes in weight may involve loss of tissue mass or body fluid content....

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... cells generate a relatively muted immune response. Chapter 069. Tissue Engineering (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 69. Tissue Engineering Tissue Engineering: Introduction ... principles of tissue engineering. [From Langer R, Vacanti J: Tissue engineering. Science 260:1993 (Fig. 1), with permission.] Cellular Components of Tissue Engineering The...

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