The Concise Manual of Apheresis Therapy
Author | : Eisei Noiri |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2013-11-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9784431544128 |
ISBN-13 | : 4431544127 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This pocket-sized manual serves as a concise and ideal reference work for therapeutic approaches using apheresis, Covering both basic theory and clinical details to facilitate improved treatment and patient outcomes, the text considers a variety of diseases, including myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, nephrotic syndrome, TTP/TMA, dilated cardiomyopathy, and many other conditions. The books also reviews the growing trend towards adopting this unique therapy for a wide range of health management issues such as morbid obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, and for lowering LDL-cholesterol (cholesterol apheresis) in patients unresponsive to medication or lifestyle modification.