Handbook of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

The revised guide to the diagnosis, management, and treatment of blood disorders and cancer in children

Children with blood disorders and cancer are a unique population that require specialized diagnostic considerations and management. The Handbook of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology has been designed to provide clinicians of all levels with practical guidance through an up-to-date algorithmic approach to these conditions. Assembled by a team of experts from the world-class Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, this updated third edition:

    Presents up-to-date management and treatment guidelines for the most common pediatric blood disorders and malignancies
    Provides an updated algorithmic approach for the diagnosis and management of the most common conditions and suggested readings
    Utilizes rapid-referral tables containing visual representations of symptoms, lab findings, differentials, and treatment guidance
    Incorporates case studies covering different hematologic and oncologic conditions, such as hemolytic anemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, neuroblastoma, and sarcomas of the soft tissue and bone
    Includes a useful formulary that lists chemotherapy agents, dosing, mechanism of action, pregnancy category, indications, and side effects
    Covers transfusion medicine, stem cell transplantation, management of central venous catheters, acute pain management, oncologic emergencies, and chemotherapy basics

With its direct guidance and portable design, the Handbook of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology: Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, Third Edition, will prove an invaluable resource to medical students, trainees and residents, pediatric hematology and oncology nurses, pediatricians, and early-career providers in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Table of contents

1.            Approach to the Anemic Child

2.            Hemolytic Anemia

3.            Sickle Cell Disease

4.            Thalassemia

5.            Transfusion Medicine

6.            Chelation Therapy

7.            Approach to the Bleeding Child

8.            Von Willebrand Disease

9.            Hemophilia

10.          Thrombophilia

11.          The Neutropenic Child

12.          Thrombocytopenia

13.          Evaluation of the Child With a Suspected Malignancy

14.          Oncologic Emergencies

15.          Acute Leukemias

16.          Central Nervous System Tumors

17.          Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

18.          Wilms Tumor

19.          Neuroblastoma

20.          Sarcomas of the Soft Tissue and Bone

21.          Germ Cell Tumors

22.          Rare Tumors of Childhood

23.          Histiocytic Disorders

24.          Bone Marrow Transplantation

25.          Supportive Care of the Child With Cancer

26.          Central Venous Catheters

27.          Management of Fever in the Child With Cancer

28.          Acute Pain Management in the Inpatient Setting

29.          Palliative Care

30.          Chemotherapy Basics

31.          Guide to Procedures

32.          Treatment of Chemotherapy Extravasations

Formulary Index

Formulary

Caroline A. Hastings, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA.

Joseph C. Torkildson, MD, MBA, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA.

Anurag K. Agrawal, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA.