Coagulopathies
The term coagulopathy can denote problems with hypercoagulability or bleeding diatheses. This chapter will focus on the latter. See chapters on Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, and Venous Hypercoagulability for more information on hypercoagulable states. The coagulation cascade is a complex interaction of coagulation factors, co-factors and enzyme complexes which together lead…