Product Description

Entirely updated to reflect modern thinking and protocols, the Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology provides concise information needed for the day-to-day management of children with pediatric hematologic and oncologic diseases. The clear style allows readers to make an accurate diagnosis and permits him/her to treat patients even if they have not had extensive previous hematologic or oncologic experience. Pertinent advances in molecular genetics, cytogenetics, immunology, transplantation and biochemistry are the result of 40 years of practical experience by the author in the management of patients and incorporates various contributors who have had extensive clinical experience.

* Features numerous tables, flow diagrams, protocols, and algorithms for quick access of essential clinical information necessary for the diagnosis and management of these diseases in children
* Designed as a concise, easy to use guide for medical students, residents, fellows, pediatric hematologists/oncologists, pediatric nurses and nurse practitioners
* Much of the practical information contained in this manual is not found in standard textbooks
* Straightforward style without any redundant words or references

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #222148 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-29
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 856 pages

Review
"a very good intermediate level book focusing on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of both hematologic and oncologic disorders observed in children."
- Marshall Lichtman, URMC, Rochester (2005)

Book Info
Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY. Guide, for the hematologist and oncologist, to the investigation and up-to-date treatment of hematologic and oncologic diseases in childhood. Contains extensive tables, algorithms, and flow diagrams. Previous edition: c1995.

From the Back Cover
This revised manual is a concise, practical, up-to-date book for practitioners responsible for the care of children with hematologic and oncologic disease. It is specifically designed for medical students, pediatric house staff, fellows in pediatric hematology-oncology seeking a systematic approach to these diseases and a guide in preparation for board examinations, and practicing hematologists and oncologists seeking another opinion and an approach to the diagnosis and management of these disorders. The Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Third Edition, is replete with detailed tables, flow diagrams and algorithms for investigation and clinical management of these diseases. It is currently the only book to combine hematology and oncology in one volume.
Key Features
* Reflects a uniform, systematic approach to diagnosis and management of hematologic and oncologic diseases in children
* Features numerous tables, flow diagrams, protocols and algorithms for easy access to clinical information
* Designed as a concise, easy-to-use guide for medical students, residents, fellows, pediatric hematologists/oncologists and pediatric nurses and nurse practitioners
* Includes recent developments in molecular genetics, cytogenetics, immunology, transplantation, and biochemistry to the extent that they have bearing on clinical practice

Customer Reviews

Great book to quickly summarize the practical approach in Ped Hem onco
I was very pleased by the scope and practicality of this book.
I think this book is mandatory for anyone seriously interested in taking care of children with hematologic or oncologic issues

Pediatric hematology-oncology review material
While I noted a few errors in the text, this book is useful for preparing for the pediatric heme-onc board certification/recertification examinations. It certainly does not substitute for the comprehensive/authoritative references in the field (Pizzo and Poplack, Nathan and Oski), but unlike those it can be read cover to cover in a relatively short amount of time.

Short of its potential
This book was a major disappointment. It attempts to fill an important niche: that of a concise, up-to-date, single volume overview of pediatric hematology and oncology. I bought the book to have a good review of the field and to take advantage of its many reference tables. Alas, the book suffers from an apparent lack of editing. It is littered with typographical errors, most of which could have been identified with the spell check function on any word processing program. There is little distinction between standard therapies and the author's preferences. The worst feature of the book is its brief discussions of pathogenesis, which are often disorganized and irrelevant to clinical practice (which is the book's focus), and in some cases appear to have been written with little understanding of the field. The section on the pathogenesis of Diamond-Blackfan anemia is a prime example of a collection of unrelated observations that provide no deeper understanding of the disease. In every chapter there are sentences that appear out of context. For example, the section on leukemia lists survival rate as a prognostic factor, as if the survival rate is known at the time of diagnosis. Treatment regimens are sometimes mentioned without any sense of whether they actually work. I will keep this book for its reference tables (though the frequency of errors in the text makes me distrust the tables, too). By eliminating the errors and editing the text carefully, this could be an excellent book.