Living with Haemophilia
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262961-6 (ISBN)
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This is a guide to haemophilia and related inherited bleeding disorders. Written primarily for affected families, the book also provides a useful and up-to-date guide for doctors, paramedical staff including nurses and physiotherapists, and teachers. It explains the inheritance of haemophilia, bleeding episodes and how to control them, safe treatment including home therapy and prophylaxis and the prospects for a genetic cure.
Peter Jones is Director and Consultant Paediatrician at the Northern Regional Haemophilia Service, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
An introduction for new parents. Part I: Haemophilia. 1: What is haemophilia?. 2: Growing up with haemophilia. Part II: Medical background. 3: Bleeding and clotting. 4: The causes of bleeding disorders. Part III: Treatment. 5: When and what to treat: bleeding episodes. 6: What to use: therapeutic materials. 7: How to treat: home therapy, prophylaxis, venepuncture. 8: Physiotherapy. 9: Surgery and dental extractions. Part IV: Problems. 10: Inhibitors. 11: Side effects of treatment, 1. 12: Side effects of treatment, 2: HIV infection. 13: Coping without treatment: the developing world. Part V: Families with haemophilia. 14: Keeping healthy. 15: Planning a family. 16: Towards a career: education and employment. Part IV: Towards a cure. 17: History and the hope for gene therapy. Appendices. A. A charter for people with haemophilia. B. Aspirin and paracetamol. Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.1998 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 8 plates, 28 halftones, 110 line figures, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 726 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hämatologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-262961-1 / 0192629611 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-262961-6 / 9780192629616 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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