Haematology at a glance / / Atul B. Mehta, A. Victor Hoffbrand ; cover image, Steve Gschmeissner

• Autore: Mehta Atul B
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2014; 2014
• Edizione: Fourth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 616.15
• Soggetto topico: Hematology
• Altri autori: GschmeissnerSteve HoffbrandA. V
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Basic physiology and practice. Haemopoiesis: physiology and pathology -- Normal blood cells I: red cells -- Normal blood cells II: granulocytes, monocytes and the reticuloendothelial system -- Normal blood cells III: lymphocytes -- Lymph nodes, the lymphatic system and the spleen -- Clinical assessment -- Laboratory assessment -- pt. 2. Red cell disorders. General aspects of anaemia -- Iron I: physiology and deficiency -- Iron II: overload and sideroblastic anaemia -- Megaloblastic anaemia I: vitamin B12 (B12) and folate deficiency -- biochemical basis, causes -- Megaloblastic anaemia II: clinical features, treatment and other macrocytic anaemias -- Haemolytic anaemias I: general -- Haemolytic anaemias II: inherited membrane and enzyme defects -- Haemolytic anaemias III: acquired -- Haemolytic anaemias IV: genetic defects of haemoglobin -- thalassaemia -- Haemolytic anaemias V: genetic defects of haemoglobin -- sickle cell disease -- pt. 3. Benign disorders of white cells. Benign disorders of white cells I: granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages -- Benign disorders of white cells II: lymphocytes, lymph nodes, spleen, HIV -- pt. 4. Haematological malignancies. Introduction to Haematological malignancy: basic mechanisms -- General aspects of treatment -- Acute leukaemia I: classification and diagnosis -- Acute leukaemia II: treatment and prognosis -- Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (BCR-ABL1 positive) -- Myelodysplasia (myelodysplastic syndromes) -- Myeloproliferative disorders I: introduction -- Myeloproliferative disorders II: polycythaemia rubra vera -- Myeloproliferative disorders III: essential thromboeythaemia, primary myelofibrosis and systemic mastocytosis -- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia -- Multiple myeloma and plasma cell disorders -- Lymphoma I: introduction -- Lymphoma II: Hodgkin lymphoma -- Lymphoma III: non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- aetiology and classification -- Lymphoma IV: clinical and laboratory features of more common subtypes -- Lymphoma V: treatment and prognosis -- pt. 5. Treatment and procedures. Bone marrow failure -- Haematological effects of drugs -- Stem cell transplantation -- pt. 6. Haemostasis. Normal haemostasis I: vessel wall and platelets -- Normal haemostasis II: coagulation factors and fibrinolysis -- Disorders of haemostasis I: vessel wall and platelets -- Disorders of haemostasis II: inherited disorders of coagulation -- Disorders of haemostasis III: acquired disorders of coagulation -- Thrombosis and anti-thrombotic therapy -- Anticoagulation -- pt. 7. Haematological aspects of tropical disease. Haematological aspects of tropical diseases -- Haematology of pregnancy and infancy -- pt. 8. Blood transfusion. Blood transfusion I -- Blood transfusion II.
• Titolo autorizzato: Haematology at a glance
• ISBN: 1118261216; 9781118261217; 1-118-26120-8; 9781118261200
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910796076003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: At a glance series (Oxford, England)