PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY

Course overview

PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY IS A RARE BUT SERIOUS CONDITION THAT CAN BE CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED. PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION HAVE HIGHER PROPENSITY TO DEVELOP DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION OR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM, AND THESE MAY COMPRISE THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF THE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.