Thrombocytopenia

R. McCrae Keith0824725859

The first and only source to offer an all-encompassing approach to the pathogenesis and treatment of thrombocytopenic disorders, this book reviews current information concerning thrombocytopenia due to diminished platelet production and accelerated immunologic and nonimmunologic platelet clearance, as well as a detailed review of medications that cause this disorder.

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Table of contents :
Preface……Page 10
Contents……Page 12
1. Megakaryopoiesis and Platelet Formation……Page 18
2. Thrombopoietin: Biology and Potential Clinical Applications……Page 34
3. Congenital (Inherited, Familial) Thrombocytopenias (CTPs)……Page 72
4. Thrombocytopenia Due to Deficient Platelet Production……Page 92
5. Platelet Clearance……Page 118
6. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura……Page 132
7. Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia……Page 162
8. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia……Page 196
9. Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia……Page 240
10. Thrombotic Microangiopathies: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome……Page 262
11. Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy……Page 282
12. Platelet Transfusion: Indications and Adverse Effects……Page 292
Index……Page 324