Health Reference Series: Blood and Circulatory Disorders Sourcebook
Health Reference Series: Blood and Circulatory Disorders Sourcebook
Editor: Williams, Angela L.
Publication Year: 2019
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$95.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$142.50
ISBN: 978-1-78785-585-4
Category: Health & Medicine - Medicine
Image Count:
27
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Blood and Circulatory Disorders Sourcebook, Fifth Edition offers facts about blood function and composition, the maintenance of a healthy circulatory system, and the types of concerns that arise when processes go awry.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I: Understanding the Blood and Circulatory System
- Chapter 1—Blood Function and Composition
- Chapter 2—Blood Groups
- Chapter 3—Donating and Preserving Blood
- Chapter 4—Blood Circulatory System
- Chapter 5—Maintaining a Healthy Circulatory System
- Chapter 6—How Aging Affects the Heart
- Part II: Blood Disorders
- Chapter 7—Anemia
- Chapter 8—Hemochromatosis
- Chapter 9—Leukemia
- Chapter 10—Lymphoma
- Chapter 11—Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Chapter 12—Plasma Cell Disorders
- Chapter 13—Rh Incompatibility
- Chapter 14—White Blood Cell Disorders
- Part III: Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
- Chapter 15—What Are Hereditary Bleeding and Clotting Disorders?
- Chapter 16—Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding
- Chapter 17—Hemophilia
- Chapter 18—Von Willebrand Disease
- Chapter 19—Factor V Leiden
- Chapter 20—Prothrombin Thrombophilia
- Chapter 21—Factor Deficiencies
- Chapter 22—Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
- Chapter 23—Bruises
- Chapter 24—Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
- Chapter 25—Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Chapter 26—Hypercoagulation
- Chapter 27—Thrombocytopenia
- Chapter 28—Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Chapter 29—Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Part IV: Circulatory Disorders
- Chapter 30—Blood Pressure Disorders
- Chapter 31—Carotid Artery Disease
- Chapter 32—Coronary Artery and Heart Disease
- Chapter 33—Stroke
- Chapter 34—Renal Artery Stenosis
- Chapter 35—Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Chapter 36—Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Chapter 37—Giant Cell Arteritis
- Chapter 38—Vascular Birthmarks: Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations
- Chapter 39—Vasculitis
- Chapter 40—Klippel-Trénaunay Syndrome
- Chapter 41—Sepsis
- Chapter 42—Venous Disorders
- Chapter 43—Aneurysm
- Chapter 44—Atherosclerosis
- Part V: Diagnosing and Treating Blood and Circulatory Disorders
- Chapter 45—Blood Tests
- Chapter 46—Bone Marrow Tests
- Chapter 47—Bleeding and Clotting Tests
- Chapter 48—Tests Used in the Assessment of Vascular Disease
- Chapter 49—Commonly Used Medications for Cardiovascular Health
- Chapter 50—Iron Supplements for Anemia
- Chapter 51—Blood Transfusion
- Chapter 52—Blood-Forming Stem Cell Transplants
- Part VI: Additional Help and Information
- Chapter 53—Glossary of Terms Related to Blood and Circulatory Disorders
- Chapter 54—Directory of Resources Related to Blood and Circulatory Disorders