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Precision Medicine
4 May 2021
It is a series of organic functions that act as a defense mechanism of the body against internal or external bleeding, either stopping or preventing it.
Hemostasis is the ability of the body to keep the blood in the blood vessels when an injury occurs, starting with platelet accumulation, the creation of clots to plug a hemorrhage, and, once the damage is repaired, dissolve the formed clots.
Hemostasis consists of two stages:
The coagulation process is due to the initiation of various chemical reactions in which the 13 known coagulation factors play a key role, converting fibrinogen, which is a soluble protein, into fibrin, which is insoluble, thus constituting the clot structure.
Most of the proteins involved in the blood clotting process are generated in vascular endothelial cells.
When the hemostatic process is abnormal, it is usually due to platelet insufficiency known as thrombocytopenia, a lack of some clotting factors, or conditions such as:
Hemostatic studies focus on platelet measurement and prothrombin and thromboplastin times, which are usually indicated in cases such as:
Likewise, clotting factors’ molecular tests are needed to detect an abnormality that may predispose the patient to thrombosis.
At ABC Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Department, we offer health care services with the highest quality and safety, from the prevention, diagnosis, timely treatment, and monitoring of infectious, respiratory, endocrinological, dermatological, rheumatic, nephrological, gastrointestinal, and hematological pathologies of both chronic-degenerative diseases and acute conditions, through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary model.
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