Overview
Produced in association with the American Society of Transplantation, this new edition is full of practical advice for the next generation of transplant professionals. In addition to 5 organ-specific chapters: kidney, pancreas, heart, lung and liver, the book includes essential information on: immunobiology pharmacology donor management infectious complications pediatric transplantation general principles of patient management Fully updated and redesigned to make it even more user-friendly, the book now contains clinical vignettes, key point boxes, and self-assessment multiple choice questions in each chapter. Primer on Transplantation, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for all health professionals in the transplant team including trainees, residents, fellows, physicians, surgeons, nurses and transplant co-ordinators. Purchasing this book entitles you to access to the companion website: www.astprimer.com The website includes: Interactive Multiple-Choice Questions for each chapter Figures from the book as Powerpoints for downloading All chapters online
Full Product Details
Author: Donald Hricik (University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Cleveland, USA) , American Society of Transplantation
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 19.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.866kg
ISBN: 9781405142670
ISBN 10: 1405142677
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 18 February 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock 
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.
Table of Contents
Preface vi Contributors vii Acknowledgments ix 1 Immunology of transplantation, 1 Qiquan Sun, Jason M Zimmerer, and Gregg A Hadley 2 Pharmacology of transplantation, 18 Ian AC Rowe and James M Neuberger 3 Medical management of the deceased donor in solid organ transplantation, 35 John McCartney and Kenneth E Wood 4 Infectious diseases in transplantation, 51 Robin K Avery and Jay A Fishman 5 Management of the successful solid organ transplant recipient, 73 Elizabeth A Kendrick and Connie L Davis 6 Pediatric transplantation, 103 William Harmon 7 Kidney and pancreas transplantation, 129 Joshua J Augustine, Kenneth A Bodziak, Aparna Padiyar, James A Schulak, and Donald E Hricik 8 Heart transplantation, 171 Maryl R Johnson, Walter G Kao, Elaine M Winkel, Joseph L Bobadilla, Takushi Kohmoto, and Niloo M Edwards 9 Lung transplantation, 205 Jonathan E Spahr and Keith C Meyer 10 Liver transplantation, 238 Kimberly A Brown, Mary Ann Huang, Marwan Kazimi, and Dilip Moonka Multiple choice questions, 274 Answers to multiple choice questions, 291 Index 295
Reviews
This book strives to introduce a broad audience to the critical issues in solid organ transplantation. A book providing such an overview to people with a basic medical background is valuable to the educational mission of the American Society of Transplantation. (Doody's, 16 September 2011)
This book strives to introduce a broad audience to the critical issues in solid organ transplantation. A book providing such an overview to people with a basic medical background is valuable to the educational mission of the American Society of Transplantation. (Doody's, 16 September 2011)
This book strives to introduce a broad audience to the criticalissues in solid organ transplantation. A book providing such anoverview to people with a basic medical background is valuable tothe educational mission of the American Society ofTransplantation. (Doody's, 16 September 2011)
This book strives to introduce a broad audience to the critical issues in solid organ transplantation. A book providing such an overview to people with a basic medical background is valuable to the educational mission of the American Society of Transplantation. (Doody's, 16 September 2011)<p>
Author Information
Donald Hricik; University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Cleveland, USA.
Tab Content 6
Author Website:
Customer Reviews
Recent Reviews
No review item found!
Add your own review!
Countries Available
All regions
|
