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Informationen zum Autor Donald Hricik ; University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Cleveland, USA. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Produced in association with the American Society of Transplantation, this new edition is full of practical advice for the next generation of transplant professionals. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
