Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Secrets

by Weiner & Cairo

• ISBN13: 9781560534440
• ISBN10: 1560534443
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-31
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus

Summary

Utilizes the proven Secrets Series® format to present questions and answers in a convenient, readable, concise manner The text is intended to introduce the reader to the field of pediatric hematology/oncology.

Table of Contents

I. HEMATOLOGY
Diagnostic Approach to Anemia in Childhood	1	(4)
Sujit Sheth
Developmental Hematology	5	(2)
Sergio Piomelli
Sickle Cell Syndromes	7	(4)
Sujit Sheth
The Thalassemias	11	(2)
Sergio Piomelli
Anemias Secondary to Enzyme Deficiency	13	(2)
Sergio Piomelli
Anemia Secondary to Membrane Disorders	15	(2)
Tamara N. New
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	17	(4)
Maria Luisa Sulis
Anemia Secondary to Iron Deficiency	21	(6)
Gary M. Brittenham
Neonatal Anemia	27	(10)
Jill S. Menell
Normal Hemostasis	37	(4)
Margaret T. Lee
Neonatal Hemostasis	41	(6)
Margaret T. Lee
Disorders of Coagulation	47	(6)
Margaret T. Lee
Disorders of Platelets	53	(6)
Margaret T. Lee
Childhood Immunological Disorders	59	(8)
Kiery A. Braithwaite
Mitchell S. Cairo
Disorders of Granulocyte Function and Granulopoiesis	67	(6)
Jill S. Menell
Storage Disorders	73	(4)
James H. Garvin, Jr.
Hematological Manifestations of Systemic Disease	77	(4)
Maria Luisa Sulis
Tamara N. New
Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes	81	(4)
Mark Atlas
II. ONCOLOGY
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology	85	(2)
Michael A. Weiner
Genetics of Childhood Cancer	87	(6)
Manuela Orjuela
Principles of Chemotherapy	93	(8)
Julia Glade Bender
Principles of Pediatric Surgical Oncology	101	(4)
Jessica Kandel
Principles of Radiation Oncology for Pediatric Malignancies	105	(4)
Karen Fountain
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia	109	(6)
Kara M. Kelly
Acute Myeloid Leukemia	115	(6)
Kara M. Kelly
Myeloproliferative Disorders in Children	121	(4)
Mark Atlas
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents	125	(6)
Kiery A. Braithwaite
Mitchell S. Cairo
Hodgkin's Disease in Children and Adolescents	131	(6)
Michael A. Weiner
Lymphoproliferative Disorders	137	(4)
Manuela Orjuela
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis	141	(4)
Kara M. Kelly
Tumors of the Central Nervous System	145	(6)
James H. Garvin, Jr.
Retinoblastoma	151	(4)
Manuela Orjuela
Hepatic Tumors	155	(2)
Gustavo del Toro
Kidney Tumors in Children and Adolescents	157	(6)
Darrell Yamashiro
Neuroblastoma	163	(6)
Darrell Yamashiro
Rhabdomyosarcoma and Other Soft Tissue Sarcomas	169	(8)
Julia Glade Bender
Malignant Bone Sarcomas: Osteosarcoma and Ewing's Sarcoma	177	(6)
Linda Granowetter
Germ Cell Tumors	183	(4)
Gustavo del Toro
Clinical Emergencies in Children with Cancer	187	(4)
Kara M. Kelly
Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow Transplants	191	(6)
M. Brigid Bradley
Experimental Therapeutics in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology	197	(8)
Kiery A. Braithwaite
Mitchell S. Cairo
Supportive Care	205	(8)
Judith R. Marcus
Late Effects of Childhood Cancer	213	(6)
M. Brigid Bradley
Psychosocial Aspects of Care of the Child with Cancer	219	(4)
Kenneth S. Gorfinkle
Palliative Care and End of Life Care	223	(8)
Linda Granowetter
Index	231