HYPERTENSION
Hypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke and congestive heart failure (CHF), and an important contributor to the risk of myocardial infarction. The cardiovascular risk imposed by high…
COMPLICATIONS OF ALCOHOLISM
Chronic alcoholism is associated with a high incidence of peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy; sensory changes usually predominate. Axonal degeneration, induced by alcohol or the alcohol metabolite acetaldehyde, or by nutritional deficiency,…
THE CLINICAL EVALUATION
The HPI is the key to the diagnosis, starting with the chief complaint. The clinical evaluation (history plus physical examination) guides the selection of tests, which are obtained to confirm…
FEVER, TEMPERATURE REGULATION, AND THERMOGENESIS
Temperature in humans is controlled by the hypothalamus around a set point of about 37 °C (98.6 °F), by a complex series of mechanisms that permit the generation, conservation, and…
Disorders affecting megakaryocytes and platelets: Inherited conditions
CHAPTER 32 Disorders affecting megakaryocytes and platelets Inherited conditions JG. White Chapter contents INTRODUCTION 491 STRUCTURE 492 DISORDERS OF MEGAKARYOCYTES 493 Congenital megakaryocyte hypoplasia 493 Thrombocytopenia and absent radii (TAR)…
Pathology of the marrow: General considerations and infections/reactive conditions
CHAPTER 5 Pathology of the marrow General considerations and infections/reactive conditions BJ. Bain Chapter contents PRINCIPLES OF BONE MARROW EXAMINATION 79 ALTERATIONS OF THE MARROW IN DISEASE 80 Alterations in…
Normal bone marrow histology
CHAPTER 3 Normal bone marrow histology MT. Moonim, A. Porwit Chapter contents NORMAL BONE MARROW – GENERALITIES AND FUNCTION 45 BONE MARROW STRUCTURE 45 BONE MARROW TREPHINE BIOPSY 46 Processing…
Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias
CHAPTER 15 Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias R. Renella, GW. Hall, DJP. Ferguson, WG. Wood, Dedicated to SN Wickramasinghe, from whose chapter in the previous edition the present one is derived. Chapter…
Normal bone marrow cells: Development and cytology
CHAPTER 2 Normal bone marrow cells Development and cytology SN. Wickramasinghe, A. Porwit, WN. Erber Chapter contents HEMOPOIETIC CELLS 20 Embryonic hemopoiesis 20 Postnatal changes in the distribution of hemopoietic…
