Hematology

This book summarizes the etiology, presentation, and treatment of the complex symptoms, infections, and opportunistic cancers of people living with HIV/AIDS.Presents therapies that strike a balance between controlling and eliminating cancer and minimizing the damage to the immune system.Illustrates ..

This book summarizes the most current research on the anemia of chronic disease and identifies effective diagnostic strategies for this common clinical condition-covering key topics related to the design and selection of therapeutic options including the treatment of the underlying disease, the biol..

Exploring the risks and risk-prevention strategies of blood transfusions, this text compiles a breadth of information to reveal in a broad context the reactions, immunological complications, and potential for disease transmission related to blood transfusions. It describes a host of reactions and po..

Chronic myeloid leukemia is a clonal disease that results from an acquired genetic change in a single pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell. Efforts to confront this disease have been assisted by advances in cellular and molecular biology and the speed at which these findings have transformed the the..

Essential Paediatric Haematology is an ideal test for haematologists and paediatricians in training and a valuable source of reference for other health care professionals...

Kenneth Kaushansky and C. Glenn BegleyPreclinical Biology and Potential Clinical Utility of flt3 LigandDouglas E. WilliamsStem Cell Factor Leo Lacerna, Jr., Russell Basser, C. Glenn Begley, Jeffrey Crawford, George Demetri, Craig H. Moskowitz, Guido Tricot, Andrew Weaver, William P. Sheridan, and Jo..

This thoroughly updated fifth edition from international experts Warkentin and Greinacher is the gold standard for accurate diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The book discusses the history of the disorder, its clinical picture, differential diagnosis, its frequency, and t..

Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy, with over 55,000 new cases diagnosed each year. This exciting new text, edited by lauded authorities on the topic, stands as the only available reference to assemble, review, and synthesizes the latest studies on translational t..

Offering the most current and complete coverage of nucleoside analog activity in oncology and hematology, this single-source volume includes topics from pharmacology to previously unpublished clinical findings on the pivotal role of fludarabine, cladribine, and pentostatin in the management of disea..

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently utilized as a treatment option for a variety of life-threatening conditions affecting children and young adults including leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, brain tumors, inherited immune deficiency syndromes, blood disorders, and inherited..

Discussing the clinical manifestations of hemato-obstetric science, this new reference provides the reader with a user-friendly, authoritative source of information - making it a key tool in both diagnosis and treatment...

Presenting a clear picture of the main proteins involved in iron metabolism, this book gives details the structure and function of each protein and discusses the structure and regulation of the corresponding genes in parallel. It delineates the mechanisms controlling cellular iron metabolism and sho..