Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children

Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics Vice Chair for Academic Affairs Department of Pediatrics University of Texas Health, San Antonio San Antonio, TX USA Melissa Frei-Jones, MD MSCI Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology UT Health Long School of Medicine San Antonio, TX USA

Part I: Origin of Blood Cells.- Hematopoiesis.- Part II: Red Blood Cell Disorders.- Nutritional Anemias:  Iron Deficiency and Megaloblastic Anemia.- Lead Poisoning.- Immune and Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia.- Sickle Cell Disease.- Thalassemia.- Disorders of RBC Metabolism.- Red blood cell membrane defects.- Part III: Platelet disorders.- Immune Thrombocytopenia.- Inherited and Congenital Thrombocytopenia.- Platelet Disorders.- Thrombocytosis in Children.- Part IV: WBC disorders.- Neutropenia.- Granulocytosis.- Disorders of Granulocyte Functions.- Part V: Coagulation Disorders.- Von Willebrand Disease.- Hemophilia.- Acquired Disorders of Coagulation in Neonates and Children.- Thromboembolism.- Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents: A Primer for the Primary Care Physician.- Part VI: Neonatal Hematology.- Newborn Screening for Hemoglobinopathies.- Neonatal Immune Hemolytic Anemia.- Neonatal HemostasisDisorders of Bilirubin Metabolism.- Part VII:Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome.- Failure of Erythrocyte Production.- Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.- What Pediatricians Need to Know about Acquired Aplastic Anemia.- Part VIII: Supportive Care.- Immunizations in the Child with Sickle Cell Disease.- Transfusion Medicine for Pediatrics.- Management of infections in neutropenic patients.- Part IX: Miscellaneous.- Pediatric Vascular Anomalies: Opportunities in Primary Care.- Complement Dysregulation Syndromes in Children and Adolescents.