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Clot detectives

April 17, 2017 by Paul Leave a Comment

I attended the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand regional meeting in Auckland last week. Professor Barbara Bain, a highly regarded International expert from London was one of the invited speakers. She gave  a really interesting talk on "Haematologists as Detectives". She highlighted some of the cases of poisoning and accidental drug errors that were picked up by … [Read more...]

Clots in Pregnancy – Treatment

April 3, 2017 by Paul Leave a Comment

A confirmed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE) should be treated with low molecular weight (LMW) heparin (enoxaparin, dalteparin or tinzaparin) immediately. Even if the diagnosis is only suspected you should start on treatment and only stop when the ultrasound scan or CTPA excludes a clot. LMW heparin is given as a subcutaneous injection. In the past … [Read more...]

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