Main description:

This text provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of anemia in the young and old. The first section of the volume features age-specific diagnostic approaches to anemia, from the perinatal period to the elderly, with a particular emphasis on age-specific epidemiology, differential diagnosis, and testing. The second section focuses on specific anemia disorders, including inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, iron deficiency anemia, renal anemia, pure red cell anemia, and anemia of inflammation and chronic disease. Each chapter in this section revolves around a specific syndrome or group of syndromes, and addresses pathophysiology, diagnostic issues, natural history/prognosis, and treatment.
Written by experts in the field, Anemia in the Young and Old: Diagnosis and Management is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat the pediatric and elderly patient population afflicted with anemia.

Contents:

Section I Approaches
1 Introduction: Anemia at the Extremes of LifeRobert T. Means, Jr.
2 Diagnostic Approach to Anemia in Childhood and AdolescentsJenny K. McDaniel, Caryn E. Sorge
3 Approach to Anemia in the ElderlyRobert T. Means, Jr.
Section II Specific Disorders
4 Inherited Bone Marrow Failure SyndromesJennifer D. Hamm, Caryn E. Sorge
5 Iron Deficiency Anemia During ChildhoodYara Perez, Kendall Presti, Alvin N. Eden, Claudio Sandoval
6 Anemia at the Extremes of Life: Congenital Hemolytic AnemiaAriel L. Reinish, Suzie A. Noronha
7 Immune Mediated Hemolytic AnemiaIlene Weitz
8 Renal Anemia in the ElderlyRobert T. Means, Jr.
9 The Anemia of Inflammation/Chronic Disease and the Unexplained Anemia of the ElderlyRobert T. Means, Jr.
10 Pure Red Cell AplasiaRobert T. Means, Jr.
11 Anemia in Elderly Patients: State of Art, with a Focus on Nutritional AnemiaEmmanuel Andres, Thomas Vogel, Abrar Zulfiqar
12 Clonal Hematopoiesis and Cytopenias in the ElderlyDaniel Guy, Amber Afzal, Meagan A. Jacoby