Practical Pediatric Hematology (2^nd Ed., Vol. 2nd Edition)

This second edition brings postgraduates and paediatricians fully up to date with the latest knowledge and developments in paediatric haematology. Beginning with an introduction to interpreting the complete blood count, the following chapters examine in detail different conditions such as anaemia, white blood cell disorders, von Willebrand’s disease, stroke and myelodysplastic syndrome.

The final sections discuss therapies including hemato-oncology, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, vascular access and specialised techniques for drug delivery, as well as psychological support of chronic blood disorders.

With emphasis put on the development of new diagnostic tests for these disorders, this comprehensive guide includes almost 200 images and illustrations to assist understanding.

Key Features

• New edition brings postgraduates up to date with latest developments in paediatric haematology

• Discusses in detail numerous conditions and disorders
• Nearly 200 images and illustrations
• Author trained in paediatric haematology-oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey and University College Hospital, London, UK
• First edition published 2006

1. Interpretation of the Complete Blood Count
2. Clinical Approach to a Child with Anemia
3. Laboratory Evaluation of a Patient with Anemia
4. Anemia of Prematurity
5. Anemia in the Newborn
6. Nutritional Anemia
7. National Nutritional Anemia Control Program
8. Aplastic Anemia: Current Issues in Diagnosis and Management
9. Approach to the Diagnosis of Hemolytic Disorders
10. Management of Thalassemia Major
11. Hemolytic Anemia (Other than halassemia) Management
12. Thrombocytosis
13. Hemostasis: Developmental Aspects and Rare Congenital Bleeding Disorders
14. von Willebrand’s Disease
15. Management of Hemophilia
16. Thrombocytopenia Other than ITP and Thrombasthenia
17. Immune Thrombocytopenia: Diagnosis and Management
18. Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding
19. Neonatal Thrombocytopenia
20. Hypercoagulable Disease in Children and its Diagnostic Approach
21. Antithrombotic Therapy in Pediatrics
22. Stroke in Children
23. Blood Component Therapy
24. Transfusion Transmitted Infections
25. Supportive Care in Children with Cancer
26. Hematological Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
27. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
28. Disorders of White Blood Cells
29. Hematological Changes in HIV Infection
30. Approach to a Patient with Splenomegaly and Lymphadenopathy
31. Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Children
32. Storage Diseases of the Reticuloendothelial System
33. Molecular Biology Revolution in Hemato- Oncology—From Bench to the Bedside
34. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
35. Psychological Support of Chronic Blood Disorders
36. Vascular Access and Specialized Techniques of Drug Delivery

Anupam Sachdeva

Incharge of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Center of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, India