Primer on transplantation
By: edited by Donald Hricik
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781405142670
Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues; MEDICAL / Public Health
Description: "This editition of the Textbook of Transplantation represents just one of the American Society for Transplantation (AST's) many educational initiatives targeted to the next generation of transplant professionals. In addition to organ-specific chapters (kidney, pancreas, heart, lung and liver), this book includes generic chapters that should be of interest to all readers, irrespective of their organ-specific speciality. These include chapters on immunibiology, pharmacology, donor management, infectious complications, pediatric transplantation, and general principles of patient management. New features of this edition include clinical vignettes, "key point" boxes to emphasize major teaching points, and self-assesment multiple choice questions for each chapter"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: The table of contents has not yet been identified fully, but we have discussed the following preliminary overview. Infectious Disease will not get its own chapter but be included in relevant chapters..1. Immunology/Basic Science.2. Solid Organs Kidney Liver Heart Lung Pancreas Intestine .3. Pharmacology.4. Pediatrics.5. Genomics/Proteomics.