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An up-to-date reference on this fascinating set of complex disorders, this book features the most comprehensive strategies for diagnosing, classifying, imaging, treating, and managing amyloidosis in multiple organ systems. Beneficial to the spectrum of practitioners from residents to sub-specialists, this book is a succinct authoritative text written by leaders in the field. The authors provide instruction on all forms of amyloidosis - including primary amyloidosis (AL), secondary amyloidosis (AA), and familial amyloidosis. With essential treatment algorithms, Amyloidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment is the gold-standard for all hematologists, oncologists, and internists caring for patients with this complex disease.
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Amyloidosis refers to a wide spectrum of localized or systemic protein folding disorders. In this clinical reference, the editors (both of the Mayo Clinic) present 15 chapters reviewing the literature and presenting new developments in the diagnosis, management, classification, prognostication, and treatment of Amyloidosis disorders. Chapters address identification of amyloid fibrils, in vivo imaging of amyloid fibrils, diagnosis and classification, pathogenesis of systemic amyloidosis, supportive care, response assessment and prognosis in evaluating patients with immunoglobin light chain amyloidosis, amyloid heart disease, amyloid neuropathy, treatment of immunoglobin light chain amyloidosis, high dose therapy with stem cell replacement, transthyretin amyloidosis, and rare forms of amyloidosis. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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