Childhood Cancer and Functional Impacts Across the Care Continuum
Childhood Cancer and Functional Impacts Across the Care Continuum

Author: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780309683494

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Since the late 1960s, the survival rate in children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer has steadily improved, with a corresponding decline in the cancer-specific death rate. Although the improvements in survival are encouraging, they have come at the cost of acute, chronic, and late adverse effects precipitated by the toxicities associated with the individual or combined use of different types of treatment (e.g., surgery, radiation, chemotherapy). In some cases, the impairments resulting from cancer and its treatment are severe enough to qualify a child for U.S. Social Security Administration disability benefits. At the request of Social Security Administration, Childhood Cancer and Functional Impacts Across the Care Continuum provides current information and findings and conclusions regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of selected childhood cancers, including different types of malignant solid tumors, and the effect of those cancers on childrenâ (TM)s health and functional capacity, including the relative levels of functional limitation typically associated with the cancers and their treatment. This report also provides a summary of selected treatments currently being studied in clinical trials and identifies any limitations on the availability of these treatments, such as whether treatments are available only in certain geographic areas.

Handbook of Benign Hematology
Handbook of Benign Hematology

Author: Martha Pritchett Mims, MD, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2019-12-11

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 0826149871

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Handbook of Benign Hematology is a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of benign hematologic conditions. The book begins with a chapter on normal hematopoiesis and follows with chapters devoted to groups of blood disorders and syndromes including neutrophil disorders, nonmalignant myeloid disorders, bone marrow failure syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders, anemias, iron metabolism disorders, platelet disorders, hemostasis and coagulation defects, and thrombosis. Each disorder subtype covered features a clinical case, an introduction to the condition, details on diagnosis including applicable criteria and lab work needed, key diagnostic dilemmas, prognosis, treatment options, details on clinical trials and emerging clinical strategies, and bulleted key points to highlight clinical pearls and common pitfalls. The final chapters provide best practices for transfusion medicine and a guide to pharmacologic agents and their uses in clinical practice for adult and pediatric patients. The handbook is filled with tables and illustrations which highlight FDA-approved drug information, clinical trials data, hematopathologic characteristics of different disorders, important management criteria and more, making it the ideal handbook for those in practice or for review. The Editors and chapter authors are experienced academic practitioners in the fields of adult and pediatric hematology, pathology, blood banking, and pharmacology. Emphasizing best practices for patient management, this handbook is essential for oncologists, hematologists, trainees, and other practitioners who regularly or increasingly receive referrals to diagnose and treat adults or children with nonmalignant hematologic conditions. Key Features: Includes dozens of clinical cases covering all nonmalignant blood disorders Emphasizes patient management and best practices for disorders seen in adults and children Contains over 30 color images and numerous tables for quick reference Presents important details of all pharmacologic agents used to treat or manage hematologic disorders and their complications Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers

Hematology-Oncology Clinical Questions
Hematology-Oncology Clinical Questions

Author: Julie Rowe

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2018-11-02

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 1260026639

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A unique point-of-care guide to clinical hematology-oncology that answers the most frequently asked questionsHematology-Oncology Clinical Questions is the single-best resource for quickly converting the most current data and research into practical, diagnostic real-time solutions. This unique book answers more than 60 of the clinical hematology-oncology questions most commonly asked of the authors during consultation. The content flow simulates the consultation process: Question...Data...Synthesis...Solution. The initial chapters prepare you with essential background fundamentals of hematology-oncology. Subsequent chapters are divided into tumor type, beginning with solid tumor types, and then hematological malignancies. Each chapter includes:•Key Concepts•The Clinical Scenario•The Action Items•PearlsHematology-Oncology Clinical Questions will prove to be a powerful tool to help learners from all points of the clinical spectrum understand the basic concepts of caring for a cancer patient.

Modern Hematology
Modern Hematology

Author: Reinhold Munker

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-11-06

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1597451495

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Now in its second edition, Modern Hematology: Biology and Clinical Management reflects the major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of blood disorders. It describes the latest clinical and scientific developments as well as details targeted and molecular therapies. The book brings together facts, concepts, and protocols important for the practice of hematology. In 23 chapters, all major blood diseases are covered, as well as rare diseases that are of scientific interest. As in the previous edition, each chapter is illustrated by tables, figures, and a selection of color plates.

Pathophysiology of Blood Disorders
Pathophysiology of Blood Disorders

Author: Howard Franklin Bunn

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-12-27

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0071713786

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A concise full-color review of the mechanisms of blood diseases and disorders – based on a Harvard Medical School hematology course 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This is a superb book. Deceptively small, yet packs a wallop. The emphasis on principles instead of practice is welcome....The text is clear, concise, and surprisingly approachable for what could have been a very dense and dry discussion. I could not put this book down and read it entirely in one sitting. When was the last time anyone found a hematology textbook so riveting?"--Doody's Review Service Hematological Pathophysiology is a well-illustrated, easy-to-absorb introduction to the physiological principles underlying the regulation and function of blood cells and hemostasis, as well as the pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the development of blood disorders. Featuring a strong emphasis on key principles, the book covers diagnosis and management primarily within a framework of pathogenesis. Authored by world-renowned clinician/educators at Harvard Medical School, Hematological Pathophysiology features content and organization based on a hematology course offered to second year students at that school. The book is logically divided into four sections: Anemias and Disorders of the Red Blood Cell, Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Disorders of Leukocytes, and Transfusion Medicine; it opens with an important overview of blood and hematopoietic tissues. Features Succinct, to-the-point coverage that reflects current medical education More than 200 full-color photographs and renderings of disease mechanisms and blood diseases Each chapter includes learning objectives and self-assessment questions Numerous tables and diagrams encapsulate important information Incorporates the feedback of 180 Harvard medical students who reviewed the first draft -- so you know you’re studying the most relevant material possible

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Haematology
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Haematology

Author: Drew Provan

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 881

ISBN-13: 019922739X

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Providing essential information needed in clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of patients with blood disorders, this handbook covers haematological investigations and their interpretation, and commonly used protocols.

Infections in Hematology
Infections in Hematology

Author: Georg Maschmeyer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-13

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 3662440008

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Infections are among the most frequent complications in patients with hematological malignancies and in those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A profound knowledge on the epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, treatment modalities and prophylactic strategies is essential for the clinical management of these complications in patients who are often severely immunocompromised owing to their underlying diseases and in particular, the intensive myelosuppressive chemo and immunotherapy. This textbook provides a clinically oriented, compact and up-to-date overview on infections in hematology patients and their management. The typical pathogens to be considered in different subgroups of patients are identified and further aspects of the microbiological background are explored. Clinical, imaging, and laboratory-based diagnostic techniques are discussed and therapeutic strategies appropriate to different situations are then presented, with due attention to the pitfalls, toxicities and interactions that can arise during antimicrobial treatment. Strategies to prevent infection are also outlined, encompassing antimicrobial prophylaxis, isolation procedures, hospital hygiene, protective immunization and the use of hematopoietic growth factors.

Clinical Haematology
Clinical Haematology

Author: Atul Bhanu Mehta

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1315355582

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This fully illustrated text is an essential guide for trainees in Haematology and Medicine studying for higher examinations, as well as for professionals wishing to expand their knowledge or revalidate. The book contains over 100 illustrated cases covering the whole field of malignant and non-malignant haematology, including coagulation problems and infectious diseases. Each case contains a set of questions written by two Royal College examiners, with answers on the reverse page. Readers can make differential diagnoses and devise treatment plans and prognoses, before turning the page to read the experts’ detailed answers. The cases are presented in random order – just as they would be in real life – and are of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty, accompanied by hundreds of colour photomicrographs, photographs, and x-rays. This new edition is revised and updated, with new cases, images, and tables.