Nonmalignant Hematology, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Nonmalignant Hematology, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Author: Robert I. Parker
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2012-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455747602

Topics include: A Critical re-appraisal of Factor VIIa; Thrombocytopenia: Hit vs non-HIT causes; Transfusion Reactions: Newer concepts on the pathophysiology, incidence, treatment and prevention of TRALI; The utility of diagnostic scoring systems for DIC; Newer anticoagulants; Anemia in the ICU; The role of plasmapheresis in critical illness; The use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the ICU; and Coagulopathy in the ICU: DIC vs Liver disease. Is this distinction important?

Economics of Critical Care Medicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Economics of Critical Care Medicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Author: Donald Chalfin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2012-01-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455742724

Topics include: Why Economics Matters to Critical Care Clinicians, Overview of Health Economics: Basics Concept for Clinicians;Health Economic Methods; Costs of Critical Care Medicine; Economic Aspects of Sepsis and Severe Infections; Economic Aspects of Renal Failure and Acute Kidney Injury; Economic Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease; Economics of Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Failure and Comparative Effective Research and Health Care Reform.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Author: Wanchun Tang
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2012-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 145574395X

Topics include: Automated external defibrillation, Airway management during CPR, Could we remove ventilation from ABC's of CPR?, Advances in mechanical interventions during CPR, The role of vasopressor agents during CPR, Optimizing the timing of defibrillation: the role of VF waveform analysis during CPR, Therapeutic hypothermia during and after CPR, and Advances in brain resuscitation: beyond hypothermia.

Pediatric Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

Pediatric Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Author: Margaret M. Parker
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2013-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 145577166X

This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Margaret Parker on Pediatric Critical Care features topics such as:1. Acute Respiratory Failure, Post-op Cardiac Surgery, Septic Shock, Acute Renal Failure, Traumatic Brain Injury, Encephalitis, Status Asthmaticus, Status Epilepticus, Bleeding/coagulopathy, and Transfusion.

Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America
Author: Michael U. Callaghan
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-06-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323583172

This issue will provide a current update on diagnosis, treatment, and management of children with being hematological disorders. Dr. Callaghan has put together a comprehensive issue with clinical reviews written by top experts in the field. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Hemophilia; Sickle cell acute chest; Sickle cell drugs; Sickle cell gene therapy; Sickle cell menses and pain; Pediatric DVT; Atypical HUS; von Willebrand Disease; Female bleeding; Functional platelet disorders; Hemolytic anemia; Advocacy in hematology; ITP; and Acquired aplastic anemia. Readers will come away with the current clinical information they need to improve clinical outcomes.

Consultative Hematology, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Consultative Hematology, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Author: Fred J. Schiffman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455744077

Topics include: Why does my patient have leukocytosis?, Why Is My Patient Neutropenic?, Does My Patient with a Serum Monoclonal Spike have Multiple Myeloma?, DVT and Pulmonary Embolism, Why Does My Patient Have Lymphadenopathy/Splenomegaly?,and Why Does My Patient have Thrombocytopenia?

Transfusion Medicine, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Transfusion Medicine, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Author: Jeanne E. Hendrickson
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-05-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323446175

Blood transfusions are an important part of hematologic care. This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics will focus on transfusion medicine and will include articles on: RBC Transfusions: Conclusions from Clinical Trials and the Establishment of Evidence-based Guidelines for Adults, Platelet Transfusions: Conclusions from Clinical Trials and the Establishment of Evidence- and/or Experience-based Guidelines for Adults, Use and Overuse of Plasma Products: Establishment of Evidence- and/or Experience-based Guidelines for Plasma Transfusion in Adults, Stem Cell Mobilization/Collection: Coordination Between Hem/Onc, Transplant, and Transfusion Services, Management of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Using Transfusion Therapy: Guidelines and Complications, and many more exciting articles.

Melanoma, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Melanoma, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Author: F. Stephen Hodi
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323764843

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, Guest Edited by F. Stephen Hodi, is devoted to Melanoma. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editors, George P. Canellos and Edward J. Benz. Topics discussed in this important issue include: State of Melanoma, Biology of Melanoma, Epidemiology of Melanoma, Surgical Management of Melanoma, Melanoma Adjuvant Therapy, Targeted Therapies for Melanoma, Non-cutaneous Melanomas, Immune Checkpoint Therapies for Melanoma, Resistance Mechanisms to Current Therapies, Cellular Therapy and Cytokine Treatments for Melanoma, Combinatorial Approaches to the Treatment of Melanoma, and Melanoma Future Directions.

Fuhrman & Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care E-Book

Fuhrman & Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care E-Book
Author: Jerry J. Zimmerman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 2653
Release: 2021-02-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323672701

In the highly specialized field of caring for children in the PICU, Fuhrman and Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care is the definitive reference for all members of the pediatric intensive care team. Drs. Jerry J. Zimmerman and Alexandre T. Rotta, along with an expert team of editors and contributors from around the world, have carefully updated the 6th Edition of this highly regarded text to bring you the most authoritative and useful information on today's pediatric critical care—everything from basic science to clinical applications. - Contains highly readable, concise chapters with hundreds of useful photos, diagrams, algorithms, and clinical pearls. - Uses a clear, logical, organ-system approach that allows you to focus on the development, function, and treatment of a wide range of disease entities. - Features more international authors and expanded coverage of global topics including pandemics, sepsis treatment in underserved communities, specific global health concerns by region. - Covers current trends in sepsis-related mortality and acute care after sepsis, as well as new device applications for pediatric patients. - Provides ultrasound videos and more than 500 board-style review questions and answers on Expert Consult. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.