- Chapter 1 Respiratory therapy techniques
- Chapter 2 Cardiovascular therapy techniques
- Chapter 3 Renal therapy techniques
- Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal therapy techniques
- Chapter 5 Nutrition
- Chapter 6 Respiratory monitoring
- Chapter 7 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Chapter 8 Tissue perfusion monitoring
- Chapter 9 Neurological monitoring
- Chapter 10 Fluids
- Chapter 11 Respiratory drugs
- Chapter 12 Cardiovascular drugs
- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal drugs
- Chapter 14 Neurological drugs
- Chapter 15 Haematological drugs
- Chapter 16 Miscellaneous drugs
- Chapter 17 Resuscitation
- Chapter 18 Respiratory disorders
- Chapter 19 Cardiovascular disorders
- Chapter 20 Renal disorders
- Chapter 21 Gastrointestinal disorders
- Chapter 22 Hepatic disorders
- Chapter 23 Neurological disorders
- Chapter 24 Haematological disorders
- Chapter 25 Metabolic disorders
- Chapter 26 Poisoning
- Chapter 27 Shock
- Chapter 28 Infection and inflammation
- Chapter 29 Trauma and burns
- Chapter 30 Physical disorders
- Chapter 31 Pain and postoperative intensive care
- Chapter 32 Maternal critical care
- Chapter 33 Death and dying
- Chapter 34 Intensive care unit organization and management
- Chapter 35 Looking after critically ill children
(p. 431) Haematological disorders
- Chapter:
- (p. 431) Haematological disorders
- Author(s):
Carl Waldmann
, Andrew Rhodes
, Neil Soni
, and Jonathan Handy
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198723561.003.0024
This chapter discusses haematological disorders and includes discussion on bleeding disorders (including acquired bleeding disorders and inherited bleeding disorders), anaemia in critical care (including discussion on pathogenesis, consequences of anaemia, approach to the investigation of anaemia, classification of anaemia, measures to minimize blood loss in the intensive care unit [ICU], and erythropoietin). It also covers sickle cell anaemia (transfusion in sickle cell anaemia, including hyperhaemolysis, acute chest syndrome, and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease), haemolysis (haemolytic conditions particularly relevant to critical care), disseminated intravascular coagulation, neutropenic sepsis (including persistent fever or inadequate clinical response, fungal infections, empirical antifungal therapy, viral infections, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, and granulocytes for neutropenia). Finally, the chapter discusses haematological malignancies in the ICU (neutropenia and neutropenic sepsis, tumour lysis syndrome, hyperviscosity syndromes, hyperleukocytosis, haemorrhagic complications, haematopoietic stem cell transplant, graft versus host disease, and corticosteroids) and coagulation monitoring.
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- Chapter 1 Respiratory therapy techniques
- Chapter 2 Cardiovascular therapy techniques
- Chapter 3 Renal therapy techniques
- Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal therapy techniques
- Chapter 5 Nutrition
- Chapter 6 Respiratory monitoring
- Chapter 7 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Chapter 8 Tissue perfusion monitoring
- Chapter 9 Neurological monitoring
- Chapter 10 Fluids
- Chapter 11 Respiratory drugs
- Chapter 12 Cardiovascular drugs
- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal drugs
- Chapter 14 Neurological drugs
- Chapter 15 Haematological drugs
- Chapter 16 Miscellaneous drugs
- Chapter 17 Resuscitation
- Chapter 18 Respiratory disorders
- Chapter 19 Cardiovascular disorders
- Chapter 20 Renal disorders
- Chapter 21 Gastrointestinal disorders
- Chapter 22 Hepatic disorders
- Chapter 23 Neurological disorders
- Chapter 24 Haematological disorders
- Chapter 25 Metabolic disorders
- Chapter 26 Poisoning
- Chapter 27 Shock
- Chapter 28 Infection and inflammation
- Chapter 29 Trauma and burns
- Chapter 30 Physical disorders
- Chapter 31 Pain and postoperative intensive care
- Chapter 32 Maternal critical care
- Chapter 33 Death and dying
- Chapter 34 Intensive care unit organization and management
- Chapter 35 Looking after critically ill children