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Available
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Publication
Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders
ISBN
0721632130 / 9780721632131
Description
Using unusually clear language, this book explains the functioning of the immune system. This helpful text provides guidance for the care of patients whose immune systems have been compromised because of disease or treatment modality. Includes leukemias, myeloproliferative disorders, multiply myelomas, transplantation, AIDS/HIV, genetic disorders, aging, and immunosuppression due to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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CONTENTS:
Basic concepts of immunology
Introduction
The inflammatory responses
Antibody-mediated immunity
Cell mediated immunity
Conditions causing immunosuppression
Syndromes of immunodeficiency
Primary immunodeficiency syndromes
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Immunodeficiency secondary to disease
The leukemias
Acute and chronic
The myeloproliferative disorders
Multiple myeloma
Immunodeficiency secondary to medical treatment
Immunosuppression as a result of cancer treatment
Solid organ transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation
Miscellaneous
Immunodeficiency associated with ageing
Infections in the immunocompromised host
Nursing care plan for the immunocompromised patient.
Basic concepts of immunology
Introduction
The inflammatory responses
Antibody-mediated immunity
Cell mediated immunity
Conditions causing immunosuppression
Syndromes of immunodeficiency
Primary immunodeficiency syndromes
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Immunodeficiency secondary to disease
The leukemias
Acute and chronic
The myeloproliferative disorders
Multiple myeloma
Immunodeficiency secondary to medical treatment
Immunosuppression as a result of cancer treatment
Solid organ transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation
Miscellaneous
Immunodeficiency associated with ageing
Infections in the immunocompromised host
Nursing care plan for the immunocompromised patient.