Practical Pediatric HematologyAnupam Sachdeva Evidence-based medicine is the need of the hour. Every pediatrician strives for perfection is his or her practice. These are exciting times for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Major advances during the past decade in the field have enhanced the understanding and significantly influenced the management and outcome of many of these chronic and fatal diseases affecting children. While opportunities to learn decrease after one leaves the medical school, science keeps evolving. Keeping this in mind, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) envisaged starting specialty training under its plan of action 2006. Such trainings keep professional and residents updated about newly launched technologies and other advancements. This book is well illustrated and has many pictures and diagrams for the quick understanding of readers. This will be of use not only to the postgraduates of pediatrics but also will be of immense use to a general pediatrician as a ready-reckoner to be kept on the desk. |
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... Folic Acid 78 Chelation Therapy 78 Iron Chelators Deferiprone (Ferripox, Kelfer, L1) Therapy 80 Newer Chelating Agents Bone Marrow Transplantation 82 78 81 Cord Blood Transplantation 82 Alternative Therapies in Thalassemia 83 Gene ...
... Folic Acid 78 Chelation Therapy 78 Iron Chelators Deferiprone (Ferripox, Kelfer, L1) Therapy 80 Newer Chelating Agents Bone Marrow Transplantation 82 78 81 Cord Blood Transplantation 82 Alternative Therapies in Thalassemia 83 Gene ...
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... folate Myelofibrosis Sideroblastic anemia RDW–normal Aplastic Preleuk. deficiency RDW–high Folate deficiency B12 deficiency Immune hemoglobin Cold agglutinins CLL* either small, large or normal in size, the RDW can Interpretation of the ...
... folate Myelofibrosis Sideroblastic anemia RDW–normal Aplastic Preleuk. deficiency RDW–high Folate deficiency B12 deficiency Immune hemoglobin Cold agglutinins CLL* either small, large or normal in size, the RDW can Interpretation of the ...
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... Folate deficiency 2. Vitamin B12 deficiency 3. Inherited disorders of DNA metabolism (e.g. inborn errors of folate metabolism) 4. Alcohol causes a mild macrocytic anemia due to direct toxicity15 5. Folic acid antimetabolites like ...
... Folate deficiency 2. Vitamin B12 deficiency 3. Inherited disorders of DNA metabolism (e.g. inborn errors of folate metabolism) 4. Alcohol causes a mild macrocytic anemia due to direct toxicity15 5. Folic acid antimetabolites like ...
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... folate or B12 deficiency, i.e. dimorphic anemia. However, patients with hemolysis may not be anemic if increased erythropoiesis is adequate to compensate for the shortened erythrocyte lifespan. It is important to distinguish between ...
... folate or B12 deficiency, i.e. dimorphic anemia. However, patients with hemolysis may not be anemic if increased erythropoiesis is adequate to compensate for the shortened erythrocyte lifespan. It is important to distinguish between ...
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... folate, vitamin B12, protien, zinc, copper. • Bone marrow failure, e.g. aplastic anemia, constitutional hypoplastic anemia, pure red cell aplasia. • Bone marrow infiltration, e.g. malignancies like leukemia, lymphoma, osteopetrosis ...
... folate, vitamin B12, protien, zinc, copper. • Bone marrow failure, e.g. aplastic anemia, constitutional hypoplastic anemia, pure red cell aplasia. • Bone marrow infiltration, e.g. malignancies like leukemia, lymphoma, osteopetrosis ...
Contents
Chapter21 | 156 |
Chapter22 | 165 |
Chapter23 | 178 |
Chapter24 | 181 |
Chapter25 | 199 |
Chapter26 | 208 |
Chapter27 | 232 |
Chapter28 | 247 |
Chapter09 | 69 |
Chapter10 | 75 |
Chapter11 | 85 |
Chapter12 | 90 |
Chapter13 | 97 |
Chapter14 | 115 |
Chapter15 | 120 |
Chapter16 | 125 |
Chapter17 | 130 |
Chapter18 | 144 |
Chapter19 | 148 |
Chapter20 | 153 |
Chapter29 | 259 |
Chapter30 | 262 |
Chapter31 | 266 |
Chapter32 | 272 |
Chapter33 | 281 |
Chapter34 | 289 |
Chapter35 | 298 |
Chapter36 | 305 |
Chapter37 | 309 |
Index | 313 |
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