Sickle Cell Disease in Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Jo Howard, Paul Telfer (auth.)

Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 300
Series: In Clinical Practice
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Sickle Cell Disease is the most common genetic disease world wide and in the UK. It has marked geographical variation in its distribution in the UK, with a concentration in London and other major conurbations (Birmingham and Manchester). In these areas, specialist centres have become established offering expert, up to date care for both inpatients and out patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Although patient numbers are increasing outside these areas, the expertise of health professionals can be patchy. This book aims to provide a user friendly, accessible resource for areas with smaller numbers of patients, to allow them to provide equitable care with the larger well established centres. Sickle Cell Disease can be associated with acute life threatening complications, when clear, easily available advice is needed, and with chronic long term complications which may need liaison with other health professionals. Clear treatment protocols for all the common complications of sickle cell disease, are outlined here, with summaries of key evidence and references.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Overview of Sickle Cell Disease....Pages 3-28
Laboratory Tests Used in Diagnosis and Monitoring....Pages 29-36
Organization of Care....Pages 37-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Overview and General Principles....Pages 47-56
Pain in Sickle Cell Disease....Pages 57-71
Respiratory and Cardiac Complications....Pages 73-97
Neurological Complications....Pages 99-133
Renal and Urological Complications....Pages 135-148
Bone and Joint Complications in Sickle Cell Disease....Pages 149-160
Ophthalmological Complications....Pages 161-166
The Spleen....Pages 167-172
Infection and Infection Prophylaxis....Pages 173-179
Gastroenterological Complications....Pages 181-195
Anemia and Sickle Cell Disease....Pages 197-202
Leg Ulceration....Pages 203-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Management of Pregnancy....Pages 209-215
Surgical Management....Pages 217-222
Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease....Pages 223-260
Out-Patient Management....Pages 261-268
Back Matter....Pages 269-287

✦ Subjects

Hematology; Pathology; Blood Transfusion Medicine

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