Hematology of infancy and childhood /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nathan, David G., 1929-, Oski, Frank A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Saunders, [1993]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pediatric hematology in historical perspective
  • Erythrocyte and its disorders
  • Isoimmune hemolytic diseases
  • Disorders of bilirubin metabolism
  • Hemostatic system in the infant
  • Anatomy and physiology of hematopoiesis
  • Bone marrow failure syndromes
  • Bone marrow transplantation
  • Differential diagnosis of anemia
  • Megaloblastic anemia
  • Iron metabolism and sideroblastic anemia
  • Iron deficiency and related nutritional anemias
  • Porphyrias
  • Lead poisoning
  • Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  • Destruction of red cells by the vasculature and reticuloendothelial system
  • Disorders of the red cell membrane
  • Pyruvate kinase deficiency and disorders of glycolysis
  • G6PD deficiency and hemolytic anemia
  • Human hemoglobins: normal and abnormal; methemoglobinemia
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Thalassemias
  • Phagocyte system: structure and function
  • Disorders of granulocyte function and granulopoiesis
  • T cell control of the immune response
  • Immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes in human lymphoid neoplasia
  • Primary immunodeficiency diseases
  • Spleen and disturbances of splenic function
  • Lymphohematopoietic cytokines
  • Epidemiology of cancer in childhood
  • Molecular biology of cancer
  • Chromosomal abnormalities in childhood malignant diseases
  • Cancer chemotherapy
  • Principles of pediatric radiation therapy
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Acute and chronic myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplasia
  • Lymphomas and lymphadenopathy
  • Lymphohistiocytic disorders
  • Management of malignant solid tumors
  • Storage diseases of the reticuloendothelial system
  • Vascular wall in hemostasis
  • Structure and function of platelets
  • Physiology of hemostasis: the fluid phase
  • Platelet abnormalities in infancy and childhood
  • Hemostasis: diseases of the fluid phase
  • Molecular genetics: recombinant DNA methods and applications to hematology
  • Erythrocyte blood groups in humans
  • HLA system
  • Infectious complications in children with hematologic disorders
  • Psychological aspects of leukemia and other hematologic disorders
  • Red cell transfusion
  • Platelet transfusion
  • Principles of therapy for coagulation factor deficiencies
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange and cytapheresis
  • Hematologic manifestations of systemic diseases
  • Hematologic manifestations of systemic diseases in children of the third world