conclusions the case was fully investigated and diagnosed as a case with factor xiii deficiency causing such uncontrolled bleeding after extraction of a tooth. introduction factor xiii deficiency is a relatively rare hereditary bleeding disorder, which is usually found during infancy or early childhood. this condition may involve both genders within different races in an equal manner. its incid...

The prevalent assertion that scientific progress is encumbered by the problem of communication gains special validity when directed to the medical sciences. So profuse is the number of publications appearing that keeping abreast of one's specialty is difficult, reading the literature on other subjects a near impossibility. Yet most authorities would agree with Fremont-Smith that "nature is of o...

There have been conflicting reports as to whether the ingestion of fat increases the tendency for the blood to clot, and hence, by implication, the risk of thromboembolic complications in man. In this study the effect of a single meal containing a large amount of fat was compared with that of a practically purely carbohydrate isocaloric meal. Under carefully controlled conditions the clotting t...

Performing a complete blood count (CBC) is a common test performed in neonatal intensive care. Samples reported as "clotted" are not able to be analyzed and require redraw. A perceived "high" clotting rate elicits frustration among team members and has negative effects on patient flow and patient satisfaction. Process mapping and a root cause analysis determined that an educational intervention...

The topic of this thesis is the simulation of blood clotting using the Lattice Boltzmann method and taking into account the non-Newtonian behavior of blood. This kind of simulations could be used for the treatment of diseases like stenosis and aneurysms. Their field of application includes the diagnostic of the diseases, the planning of surgeries and the investigation of new medical treatment s...