Author : James C. Barton,Corwin Q. Edwards,Pradyumna D. Phatak,Robert S. Britton,Bruce R. Bacon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139489393
Handbook of Iron Overload Disorders by James C. Barton,Corwin Q. Edwards,Pradyumna D. Phatak,Robert S. Britton,Bruce R. Bacon Pdf
A practical, clinically-oriented handbook of iron overload disorders giving a compact guide to normal iron metabolism, iron-related pathobiology, and the diagnosis and management of heritable and acquired iron overload disorders. Many of these disorders were discovered and characterized only in the last decade, and are unmentioned or inadequately described in most texts. Written by clinicians for clinicians, this handbook summarizes information on diverse iron overload conditions, including their history, signs, symptoms, physical examination findings, genetics, genotype-phenotype correlations, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and treatment. Most physicians, regardless of specialty, encounter patients with systemic or organ-specific iron overload conditions. This book contains essential information for practising adult and pediatric medical specialists in the fields of hematology, gastroenterology, hepatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, diabetology, neurology, oncology, dermatology and internal medicine. Pathologists, pharmacologists, geneticists, genetic counselors and epidemiologists will also find substantial, up-to-date sections in this handbook that are pertinent to their respective fields of interest.