Description
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about red cell disorders, from basic science to clinical application.
When red blood cells do not have enough hemoglobin, oxygen cannot reach all parts of the bodyâas a result, organs start to malfunction and may lead to a host of issues including deformities, enlarged spleen, heart problems and other diseases. There are myriad red cell disorders, such as iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia, aplastic anemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, sickle cell, thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies.
The Red Cells and its Diseases provides clinicians with a practical diagnostic and treatment framework for identifying and successfully managing acute, congenital, and chronic red blood cell disorders. Presented in an accessible template format, the book includes classifications, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory features, differential diagnosis, treatment, management, and supportive care.
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Table of Contents
Part 1. Structure and Physiology of the Red Cell
Chap. 1 Structure of the Red Cell
Chap 2. Erythropoiesis and Red Cell turnover
Part 2. Classification of Red cell Diseases
Chap. 3. Clinical Manifestations and Classification of Red
Cell Disorders
Part 3. Diseases of Red Cell Production
Chap 4. Aplastic Anemia
Chap 5. Erythroid Aplasia
Chap 6. Anemia of Chronic Inflammation
Chap 7. Erythropoietic effects of endocrine disorders
Chap 8. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Chap 9. Folate, Cobalamin and the megaloblastic anemia
Chap 10. Iron Metabolism
Chap. 11. Iron deficiency anemia
Chap 12. Anemia resulting from other nutritional
deficiencies
Chap 13.Anemia associated with marrow infiltration
Part 4. Anemias as a result principally of inherited
disorders
Chap 14. Congenital (inherited) dyserythropoietic anemias
Chap 15. Erythrocyte membrane disorders
Chap 16. Erythrocyte Enzyme disorders
Chap 17. The thalassemias
Chap 18. Disorders of hemoglobin structure: Sickle cell
anemia and related abnormalities
Chap 19. Methemoglobinemia and other
dyhemoglobinemias
Chap 20. Polyclonal hereditary and acquired sideroblastic
anemia
Chap 21. The porphyrias
Part 5. Anemia as a result of exogenous factors
Chap 22. Fragmentation hemolytic anemia
Chap 23. Erythrocyte disorders as a result of chemicals,
metals, and other toxic agents
Chap 24. Hemolytic anemia as a result of infections with
microorganisms
Chap 25. Hypersplenism and hyposplenism
Chap 26. Immune hemolytic anemia
Chap 27. Alloimmune hemolytic disease of the fetus and
newborn
Part 6. Erythrocytosis
Chap 27. Primary and secondary erythrocytosis
Part 7. Red Cell Transfusion
Chap 28. Erythrocyte antigens and antibodies
Chap 29. Blood procurement and red cell transfusion
