Primer on Transplantation (eBook)

Donald Hricik; University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Cleveland, USA.

Preface vi

Contributors vii

Acknowledgments ix

1 Immunology of transplantation, 1
Qiquan Sun, Jason M Zimmerer, and Gregg A Hadley

2 Pharmacology of transplantation, 18
Ian AC Rowe and James M Neuberger

3 Medical management of the deceased donor in solid organ transplantation, 35
John McCartney and Kenneth E Wood

4 Infectious diseases in transplantation, 51
Robin K Avery and Jay A Fishman

5 Management of the successful solid organ transplant recipient, 73
Elizabeth A Kendrick and Connie L Davis

6 Pediatric transplantation, 103
William Harmon

7 Kidney and pancreas transplantation, 129
Joshua J Augustine, Kenneth A Bodziak, Aparna Padiyar, James A Schulak, and Donald E Hricik

8 Heart transplantation, 171
Maryl R Johnson, Walter G Kao, Elaine M Winkel, Joseph L Bobadilla, Takushi Kohmoto, and Niloo M Edwards

9 Lung transplantation, 205
Jonathan E Spahr and Keith C Meyer

10 Liver transplantation, 238
Kimberly A Brown, Mary Ann Huang, Marwan Kazimi, and Dilip Moonka

Multiple choice questions, 274

Answers to multiple choice questions, 291

Index 295

"This book strives to introduce a broad audience to the critical
issues in solid organ transplantation. A book providing such an
overview to people with a basic medical background is valuable to
the educational mission of the American Society of
Transplantation." (Doody's, 16 September 2011)