Pediatric hematology / / edited by Robert J. Arceci, Ian M. Hann, Owen P. Smith ; foreword by A. Victor Hoffbrand

• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2006
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (842 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/15; 618.9215
• Soggetto topico: Pediatric hematology; Children - Diseases
• Altri autori: ArceciRobert HannIan M SmithOwen P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pediatric Hematology; Appreciation of Richard Frederick Stevens; Appreciation of Anton H.Sutor; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; The Scientific Basis; Hematopoiesis:an introduction; Marrow Failure Syndromes; Failure of red cell production; Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes; Acquired aplastic anemia; Red Cell Disorders; Disorders of iron metabolism: iron de .ciency,iron overload and the sideroblastic anemias; Megaloblastic anemia and disorders of cobalamin and folate metabolism; Nonimmune neonatal anemias; Immune hemolytic anemias ; Disorders of erythrocyte metabolism including porphyriaPorphyria; Sickle cell disease; Hemoglobin variants and the rarer hemoglobin disorders; Red cell membrane abnormalities; Thalassemias; Granulocyte Disorders; Disorders of granulopoiesis and granulocyte function; Histiocytic disorders; Acute myeloid leukemia; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Lymphocyte Disorders; Primary and acquired immunode .ciency; Clinical features and therapy of lymphoblastic leukemia; Lymphomas; Platelet Disorders; Inherited and congenital thrombocytopenia; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ; ThrombocytosisPlatelet function disorders; Coagulation Disorders; Hemophilia A and B; von Willebrand disease; Rare congenital hemorrhagic disorders; Acquired disorders of hemostasis; Bleeding in the neonate; Thromboembolic complications in children; Supportive Therapy; Blood components and fractionated plasma products:preparation, indications and administration; Hazards of transfusion; Management of infection in children with bone marrow failure; Secondary Problems; Hematologic effects of systemic disease and nonhematopoietic tumors; Lysosomal storage disorders; Reference values; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Pediatric Hematology is a comprehensive and succinct referenced text on the diagnosis and treatment of blood diseases in childhood. It provides a ready source of reference for all the conditions likely to be encountered in day-to-day clinical practice. For each condition, the authors give helpful advice on differential diagnoses and clinical management. This third edition has been extensively updated throughout, in light of recent developments in this rapidly advancing area of medicine. A well established textbook on the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders in chil
• Titolo autorizzato: Pediatric hematology
• ISBN: 1-281-31996-1; 9786611319960; 0-470-76325-6; 0-470-98700-6; 0-470-98699-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145592103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II