Welcome to the Video Course on ‘Clotting’.

Clotting is a normal function that stops your body from bleeding too much when you get hurt. However, blood clots that form in some places and don’t dissolve on their own can be dangerous to your health. Normally, a blood clots start as a response to injury of a blood vessel.

The symptoms of a blood clot, and the recommended treatment, depend on where a clot forms in your body and how much damage it could cause. Knowing the most common blood clot signs and risk factors can help you spot or even prevent this potentially life-threatening condition.

This self-paced, online video course, has been devised to discuss the most current foundational information and clinical considerations to assess and treat patients with blood clots and clotting disorders, or those at risk of blood clots, to improve the ability of healthcare professionals to manage these patients.

The course covers some of  the common topics that are likely to be encountered by the medical graduate in their clinical practice and thus will help them understand the topics with more clarity. The course would also be useful for anyone interested in the field of Hematology.

This video course aims to train medical students acquire deeper understanding of the following topics: Endothelial Injury and Anatomy, Platelet Anatomy, Adhesion, Activation, Aggregation, Secondary Hemostasis Preview, Clotting cascade regulation,Platelet bleeding,Factor bleeding,Inherited thrombophilia, and Acquired thrombophilia.

Disclaimer : The content in this course is educational in nature and intended solely as general health information. It is not a recommendation for treatment or medical advice. It is not a substitute for advice from a health care provider. If you  as a patient are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your health care provider or an emergency room.