Health Reference Series: Blood and Circulatory Disorders Sourcebook

Editor: Williams, Angela L.
Publication Year: 2019
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.

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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:

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