Full Description
This second edition brings postgraduates and paediatricians fully up to date with the latest knowledge and developments in paediatric haematology. Beginning with an introduction to interpreting the complete blood count, the following chapters examine in detail different conditions such as anaemia, white blood cell disorders, von Willebrand's disease, stroke and myelodysplastic syndrome.
The final sections discuss therapies including hemato-oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, vascular access and specialised techniques for drug delivery, as well as psychological support of chronic blood disorders.
With emphasis put on the development of new diagnostic tests for these disorders, this comprehensive guide includes almost 200 images and illustrations to assist understanding.
Key Features
New edition brings postgraduates up to date with latest developments in paediatric haematology
Discusses in detail numerous conditions and disorders
Nearly 200 images and illustrations
Author trained in paediatric haematology-oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey and University College Hospital, London, UK
First edition published 2006
Contents
Interpretation of the Complete Blood Count
Clinical Approach to a Child with Anemia
Laboratory Evaluation of a Patient with Anemia
Anemia of Prematurity
Anemia in the Newborn
Nutritional Anemia
National Nutritional Anemia Control Program
Aplastic Anemia: Current Issues in Diagnosis and Management
Approach to the Diagnosis of Hemolytic Disorders
Management of Thalassemia Major
Hemolytic Anemia (Other than halassemia) Management
Thrombocytosis
Hemostasis: Developmental Aspects and Rare Congenital Bleeding Disorders
von Willebrand's Disease
Management of Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia Other than ITP and Thrombasthenia
Immune Thrombocytopenia: Diagnosis and Management
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding
Neonatal Thrombocytopenia
Hypercoagulable Disease in Children and its Diagnostic Approach
Antithrombotic Therapy in Pediatrics
Stroke in Children
Blood Component Therapy
Transfusion Transmitted Infections
Supportive Care in Children with Cancer
Hematological Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Disorders of White Blood Cells
Hematological Changes in HIV Infection
Approach to a Patient with Splenomegaly and Lymphadenopathy
Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Children
Storage Diseases of the Reticuloendothelial System
Molecular Biology Revolution in Hemato- Oncology—From Bench to the Bedside
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Psychological Support of Chronic Blood Disorders
Vascular Access and Specialized Techniques of Drug Delivery
