Blood Disorders Books

Explains your brain, and how different foods affect it, in layman's terms. Many helpful dietary suggestions for preventing disease and treating depression. A great read.

"[T]he most practical and helpful book you will ever find for preserving every precious brain cell. "
-John McDougall, MD, Director of the McDougall Program

"Dr. Hatherill certainly caught my attention! With so many people writing about nutrition and the brain, he has provided an up-to-date summary that is comprehensive, reliable, and readable. This book should be on the shelf of everyone who cares about maximizing the utility and longevity of his/her
brain."
-Dr. Pierce J. Howard, author, The Owner's Manual for the Brain

...Fascinating....[O]f enormous interest to clinicians, patients, and anyone who wants the very best of health."
-Neal D. Barnard, M.D., President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Doctor J. Robert Hatherill has done an oustanding job with this book! As a health and school psychologist I have already started recommending this book to helping professionals and parents. This author goes beyond writing about the links between good nutrition and health. This is the only book I have read that also demonstrates the critical role of nutrition in the promotion of learning as well as health. I highly recommend this book!

Excellent book.
If your aim is to learn the cerebral circulation this books gives you excellent pictures and written explanations.
It makes it easy to learn normal vascular anatomy and it also gives you an excellent review of all vascular pathologies.
It is my personal opinion that it is worth reading every single chapter.

So far, this remains my reference for neuroangiography. There are large sections on normal anatomy and smaller chapters on intervention and treatment. There are definitely more comprehensive texts, but for beginning neuroangiography, this seems to be a great text.

As a professional neuroradiologist, I recommend this book to all radiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons who wish to choose just one book in the field of cerebral angiography. In this era of MRA and CTA, this book can give readers not too much, not too little knowledge about normal anatomy and pathological findings. Figures were clearly drawn and clinical DSA images were carefully chosen. Maybe those who wish to become professional neurointerventionists prefer those historical books edited by Dr. Newton, but I suppose even such people would love this book and read it daily.

My sister has been dealing with diabetes for several years now, so I bought her this book, hoping it might help. Well, it sure did! Before, she was so frustrated, because keeping track of her info was a real struggle. But now, with this WeeklyTrack book, her glucose readings have improved because she is managing her diet much better. She said it has helped her to figure out which times of day it is better to eat certain foods, and when is the best time to take her daily walk. Her doctor has been able to help her more, because he can look at the book and see how she's doing in between visits. We recommend this book for all diabetics!

By the way, if you are a family or professional caregiver, you might also want to look at Daily CareLog (The Complete Caregiving Diary), a caregiving log book by this same publisher.

I would highly recommend this journal for anyone who has Diabeties. Recently I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabeties. I had a little log book keeping track of my sugar level that came with my Glucose monitor and I also had a notebook keeping track of my food as well as any other information I needed to write down. This Weekly Journal is awesome. It keeps track of your sugar, your food intake as well as your exercise routine. It also has room to add any additional notes. Its a 52 Week Journal, everything you need in one place. In the back of the book, you have information you can store for yourself which include dates of any medical procedures such as your A1C test that way you can keep track of these things yourself. I would highly recommend this journal to anyone who has Type 2 Diabeties. Its easy, user friendly and a "must have" for all new patients.

When Lifescan -- the manufacturer of my blood glucose meter -- stopped printing their free log books, they recommended that I try this one.
They were right: the format is so clear and easy to use. The way the pages are set up naturally flows with how a diabetic has to keep notes and test throughout the day. The colors and symbols used in the daily charts look cheerful and take a lot of the drudgery out of my daily record-keeping. Plus, the special sections for eyes, teeth, and feet have me paying better attention to my whole diabetes care. This is a quality log book -- well worth the price -- and I would not hesitate to recommend it other people with diabetes!

I AM WORKING IN A PROJECT ABOUT BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER, THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE BOOK

K.C. Roberts, M.S., C.P., C.C.A. President, American Board of Clinical Autotransfusion, President/CEO, National Transfusion Services The information contained within this book has been valuable to the surgical transfusion programs I consult with. It offers a wonderful balance of traditional transfusion approaches while also doing an excellant job in describing the autologous alternatives for surgical patients that may require bank blood transfusions. The authors have included a section on the "medicallegal aspects of transfusion therapy," which are and will become more and more a problem for any clinician that transfuses blood components. With FDA regulations escalting there will be more need for such information. The last section titled "Special Concerns" includes some very good selections pertaining to the management of anemia, as well as section on general transfusion management, and the specialties of OB/GYN and "Massive Transfusion." If this book is revised I would like t

Outstanding book for the practicing hematologist who sees a lot of hemostasis and thrombosis cases.

Erythropoietin: From Physiology to conical Trials via molecular biology
I. Molecular and Cellular biolgy
2. The molecular Biology of Erythropoietin
3. The STructure-Function Relationship of Erythropoietin
4. The Regulation of erythropoietin gene expression
5. The biogenesis of erythropoietin in vivo
6. Renal Function and Oxygn Sensing
7. The erythroid Response to Erythropoietin
8. The Physiology and Biochenistry of Erythropoietin receptors
9. The molecular biology of Erythropoietin receptors
10. The pharmacokinetics and ,etabolism of Erythropoietin
11. Erythropoietin in Health and Disease
II. CLINICAL TRIALS
12. Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa) in Patients on hemodialysis: United States
13. Recomginant Human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa) in Patients w/ Renal anemia: Japan
14. Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (Epietin Alfa) in Anemic Patients on hemodialysis: Canada
15. Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Beta) in Patients with End-Stage Renal disease: US and Japan
16. Recombinant human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa and Beta) in Patients on Hemodialysis: Western Europe
17. Recombinant human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa) in Patients with Predialysis Renal Failure
18. Recombinant human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa and Beta) in Patients on Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
19. REcombinant human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Beta) in children with Renal Anemia: Western Europe
20. Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa) in Patients w/ the anemia of Prematurity
21. Recombinant human Erythropoietin (Epoitin Alfa) in Autologous Blood donors and Perisurgican Patients.
22> Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (epoetin Alfa) in Patients with the Anemia of chronic disease
23. Recombinant human Erythropoietin (Epoitin Alfa) i Patients with AIS and AZT-induced Anemia
24. Summary and Conclusions

INDEX

This volume contains selected papers presented at the 6th International Clinical Genetics Seminar, which was held in Corfu, Greece, May 20-23, 1990. The authors look at hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias, erythrocyte enzymopathies, hemophilias, and blood malignancies from the genetic standpoint. This volume summarizes the state of the art of the genetics of hematological disorders.
--- excerpt from book's Preface

There is a growing realization that the clinical efficacy ofmechanical circulatory support is not solely a function of blood pumpdesign, but is also dependent on the quality of the infrastructurewhich has been developed to support the programme. This book is both an authoritative statement of this principle and a welcome addition to the artificial heart literature. Information is presented in a clear, concise yet technically detailed manner. The fact that the editor has written eight of the 12 chapters is testament to the breadth and depth of his experience.

Chapters dedicated to special clinical situations and the anaesthetic management of ventricular assist device recipients make a further contribution to the text. The modest price tag ... makes this publication a mandatory purchase for all health care professionals with a serious interest in this therapy.

Steeten's "Orthostatic Disorders of the Circulation: Mechanisms, Manifestations & Treatment" is a research-based thorough review of orthostatic circulation disorders. The author, who has researched the subject for 40+ years, provides the reader with definitions and descriptions of orthostatic edema and hypotension, and lists and differentiates between the various types of edema. Theories related to the pathophysiology of the orthostatic disorders are put forth. Diagnostic tests and interpretations of results from these tests are clearly described, but caution must be used in repeating these tests as described since some changes have developed since the book was published in 1987. Finally, recommendations for medical management of the disorders are provided. Overall, the book is an excellent primer for the practitioner who is unfamiliar with both orthostatic disorders, but particularly the elusive subject of orthostatic edema.