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Haematology nursing / [edited by] Marvelle Brown, Tracey J. Cutler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blood--Diseases--Nursing.
- Blood.
- Hematology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Haematology Nursing is a comprehensive handbook, with a nursing focus, on the care and management of patients with haematological disorders. Divided into four sections, the first provides an introduction to haematology, looking at haemopoiesis, immunology and genetics. Section Two covers non-malignant haematology, including anaemia, haemoglobinopathies and haemochromatosis. Section Three explores the pathophysiology, care and management of myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders, including leukaemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. The final section provides information on vario
- Contents:
- Understanding haemopoiesis
- Immunology
- Genes and haematology
- The cell
- Aplastic anaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Nutritional anaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Acquired anaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Inherited anaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Haemochromatosis : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Polycythemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- The myelodysplastic syndromes : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Acute leukaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Chronic leukaemia : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Multiple myeloma : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Lymphoma : pathophysiology, care, and management
- Blood transfusion
- Venous access devices
- Chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies
- Haemopoietic stem cell transplant
- Palliative care.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613616050
- 9781118276129
- 1118276124
- 9781118702949
- 1118702948
- 9781280586224
- 1280586222
- 9781118276112
- 1118276116
- OCLC:
- 778551924
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