Living with Haemophilia
Author(s): Peter Jones
A guide to haemophilia and related inherited bleeding disorders. Written primarily for affected families, the book also provides a useful and up-to-date guide for doctors, paramedical staff nurses, physiotherapists, and teachers.
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"A detailed account, for hemophilic patients and their families, of the hemophilic disorders and their complications, treatments, and life adaptations."--Annals of Internal Medicine Medicine
"Comprehensive book...readable source of practical information for patients with hemophilia and their families...This plainly written book is a valuable resource...The illustrations are very well done...An excellent new edition of a valued resource for the hemophilia community."--Doody's Journal
An introduction for new parents. Part I: Haemophilia. 1: What is haemophilia?. 2: Growing up with haemophilia. Part II: Medical background. 3: Bleeding and clotting. 4: The causes of bleeding disorders. Part III: Treatment. 5: When and what to treat: bleeding episodes. 6: What to use: therapeutic materials. 7: How to treat: home therapy, prophylaxis, venepuncture. 8: Physiotherapy. 9: Surgery and dental extractions. Part IV: Problems. 10: Inhibitors. 11: Side effects of treatment, 1. 12: Side effects of treatment, 2: HIV infection. 13: Coping without treatment: the developing world. Part V: Families with haemophilia. 14: Keeping healthy. 15: Planning a family. 16: Towards a career: education and employment. Part IV: Towards a cure. 17: History and the hope for gene therapy. Appendices. A. A charter for people with haemophilia. B. Aspirin and paracetamol. Index
General Fields
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- : oup
- : oup
- : 0.726
- : 01 September 1998
- : 230mm X 150mm X 24mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter Jones
- : Paperback
- : New ed of 4r ed
- : 616.1572
- : 216
- : 8 plates, 28 halftones, 110 line figures, bibliography, index