The Washington Manual® Hematology and Oncology Subspecialty Consult

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• ISBN13: 9780781791564
• ISBN10: 0781791561
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This useful resource, designed to be convenient and user-friendly, covers both inpatient and outpatient management of hematology and oncology with the same clinical practicality as the widely popular Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	p. vi
Chairman's Note	p. ix
Preface	p. x
Hematology
Introduction and Approach to Hematology	p. 1
White Blood Cell Disorders: Leukopenia and Leukocytosis	p. 11
Red Blood Cell Disorders	p. 23
Platelets: Thrombocytopenia and Thrombocytosis	p. 36
Introduction to Coagulation and Laboratory Evaluation of Coagulation	p. 49
Thrombotic Disease	p. 58
Coagulopathy	p. 71
Myelodysplasia, Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, and Other Causes of Pancytopenia	p. 78
Myeloproliferative Disorders	p. 90
Transfusion Medicine	p. 103
Sickle Cell Disease	p. 112
Drugs That Affect Hemostasis: Anticoagulants, Thrombolytics, and Antifibrinolytics	p. 125
Plasma Cell Disorders	p. 142
Oncology
Introduction and Approach to Oncology	p. 149
Cancer Biology	p. 159
Chemotherapy	p. 167
Introduction to Radiation Oncology	p. 183
Breast Cancer	p. 189
Lung Cancer	p. 204
Colorectal Cancer	p. 213
Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies	p. 222
Malignant Melanoma	p. 233
Head and Neck Cancer	p. 237
Sarcoma	p. 248
Endocrine Malignancies	p. 259
Urological Malignancies	p. 276
Gynecologic Oncology	p. 287
Intracranial Tumors	p. 299
Leukemias	p. 308
Lymphoma	p. 323
Introduction to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	p. 337
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Malignancies	p. 344
Cancer of Unknown Primary Site	p. 349
Supportive Care in Oncology	p. 355
Oncologic Emergencies	p. 370
Index	p. 381
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