Management of Anemia : a Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Provenzano, Robert
Other Authors: Lerma, Edgar V., Szczech, Lynda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1: Disease State: Kidney Disease
  • Overview
  • Epidemiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Screening for Anemia
  • Laboratory Evaluation of Anemia
  • Imaging Studies or Biopsies That May Assist in Diagnosis and Treatment and Their Interpretation
  • Treatment of Anemia in CKD
  • Iron
  • Erythrocyte-Stimulating Agents
  • Relevant Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Controversies in the Use of ESA
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2: Iron-Deficiency Anemia
  • Introduction
  • Definitions and Diagnosis Prevalence
  • Clinical Features
  • Iron Homeostasis and Physiology
  • Etiology
  • Diagnostic Procedures
  • Therapy
  • Oral Iron
  • Parenteral Iron
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 3: Nutritional Anemia in Adults and in Elderly Patients
  • Introduction
  • Definition of Nutritional Anemia
  • Prevalence of Nutritional Anemia
  • Etiology of Anemia, with a Focus on Nutritional Anemia
  • Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Middle Age Patients and in the Elderly
  • Vitamin B9 Deficiency Anemia in Middle Age Patients and in the Elderly Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia in Middle Age Patients and in the Elderly
  • Clinical Presentation of Nutritional Anemia
  • Treatment of Nutritional Anemia
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 4: Anemia of Chronic Disease
  • Introduction
  • Importance of Iron
  • Importance of Erythropoietin
  • Pathogenesis of Anemia of Chronic Disease
  • Iron Dysregulation (Reticuloendothelial Iron Blockade
  • Reduced Erythropoiesis
  • Diminished Response to Erythropoietin
  • Hypoferremia, Reduced Erythrocyte Survival, and Hypoxia Specific Inflammatory Entities
  • CKD
  • Cancer: Bone Marrow Infiltration
  • Cardiopulmonary
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD
  • Aging
  • Laboratory Diagnosis
  • Blood Smear Morphology
  • Iron Indices
  • Serum Ferritin/Ferritin Receptor
  • Hepcidin
  • Erythropoietin Assay
  • Vitamin Deficiencies and Other Causes
  • Treatment
  • Iron Therapy
  • Red Cell Transfusion
  • Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents
  • Assurance of Normal Vitamin Status
  • Targeting the Cytokines Emerging Therapies
  • Summary
  • References
  • 5: Current and Novel Drugs for Management of Anemia
  • Introduction
  • Physiologic Underpinnings of Red Blood Cell Production
  • Erythropoietin
  • Recombinant Human Erythropoietin and Its Derivatives: Clinical Considerations
  • Biosimilars and â#x80;#x9C;Copyâ#x80;#x9D; Epoetins
  • Treatment of Anemia with rHuEPO and Its Derivatives: Efficacy and Safety
  • ESA Hyporesponsiveness
  • PRCA
  • Peginesatide
  • Iron
  • Iron Replacement in Anemia