Hematologic Problems in the Critically Ill

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Berlot, Giorgio (Editor), Pozzato, Gabriele (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Blood transfusion.; Hematology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Blood Transfusion Medicine.; Internal Medicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

This book covers a wide array of hematologic problems commonly encountered in the daily practice of critical care and emergency medicine. Unfortunately, the symptoms and signs associated with underlying hematologic disorders are frequently rather unspecific and confounding; furthermore, the clinical...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Anemia
• Anemia in the Critically Ill Patients
• Leukopenia in the Critically Ill Patients
• Leukocytosis in the Critically Ill Patients
• The critically ill patient with abnormal platelet count
• Transfusion adverse reactions in critically ill patients
• Drugs and blood cells.