UP FRONT
underlying bleeding disorders, acute abnor-
mal uterine bleeding that presents to the
emergency department, thromboembolism
in pregnancy, thrombophilia update for
obstetricians and gynecologists, and – just
as a joke – the end of the Civil War.
They responded with their selections:
“We want the thrombophilia update,
heavy menstrual bleeding, and the Civil
War.” They assured me that even though
I was kidding, they were not. So, on a
Sunday morning at a meeting of the South
Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological
Society, I talked about the end of the Civil
War.
I even draw on my knowledge of this
era of American history for some of my
coagulation-focused talks. You might not
expect it, but the coagulation cascade can
look an awful lot like the battle map of
Antietam.
If you could have dinner with one
person from history, who would it
be?
It would have to be Ulysses S. Grant. Right
now, I am working my way through the
third biography of Grant that I’ve read in
as many years.
I would ask him about the keys to
perseverance in difficult times. From
what I understand, he was a man of few
words, so he might not be an ideal dinner
companion, but I’ve read enough about
him that I think I could keep the conversa-
tion going. ●