Hematologic Abnormalities and Acute Lung Syndromes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Janet S. (Editor), Donahoe, Michael P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Hematology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This book provides a unique frame work for examining acute lung syndromes that arise from hematologic disorders or is defined by a hematologic abnormality as a key feature. Acute lung processes arising from hematologic disorders can present as life-threatening conditions, and as such, the pulmonary...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Overview
• The Lung-Blood Interface
• Leukocyte Kinetics and Migration in the Lungs
• Part II: Acute Pulmonary Manifestations Arising from Primary Hematologic Disorders
• Sickle Cell and Acute Chest Syndrome: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis
• Sickle Cell Disease and Acute Chest Syndrome: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Management, Outcomes
• Thrombophilias and Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
• Bleeding Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemorrhagic Complications in the Intensive Care Unit
• Acute Pulmonary Manifestations of Hematologic Malignancies
• Acute Pulmonary Complications of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
• Part III: Transfusion-Related Complications
• Storage Lesion: Evolving Concepts and Controversies
• Transfusion and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Potential Mechanisms
• Transfusion and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Clinical Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes
• Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload
• Transfusion-Related Immunomodulation (TRIM): From Renal Allograft Survival to Postoperative Mortality in Cardiac Surgery.