Neutropenia: Causes, Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

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Mojtaba Akhtari (Editor)
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

Ihab El-Hemaidi (Editor)
Princess Noorah Oncology Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Kam Newman (Editor)
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Jamiaca, NY, US

Series: Recent Advances in Hematology Research
BISAC: MED038000

This book discusses different aspects of neutropenia including drug-induced neutropenia, which is quite common, and neutropenia in chemotherapy-treated patients. The authors offer an all-encompassing approach to the pathobiology and treatment of neutropenic disorders. This book reviews current information concerning neutropenia. There have been significant advances in medicine; however, bacterial infections continue to contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in patients with neutropenia particularly cancer patients who develop chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

In this setting, it is important to understand pathophysiology of neutropenia and have a logical approach in diagnosis and treatment of neutropenia. Gathering all this information in one book will be of immense benefit for healthcare workers including physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses and this in turn will help them improve the care of their patients. It will also be of benefit for pharmacists as a source of clinical and pharmacological knowledge. For researchers undertaking research in the field of hemato-oncology or pharmacology, this will be a useful starting point for reviewing the literature. The editors have tried to allow information in book chapters to show different aspects and various view points on related issues. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Practical Approach to Neutropenia
(Wais Afzal, Kam Newman, Ihab Elhemaidi, Mojtaba Akhtari, Department of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY, USA, and others)

Drug-Induced Neutropenia
(Adrienne N. Nedved, Mojtaba Akhtari, Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Hospital, Rochester, MN, USA, and others)

Neutropenia in Felty’s Syndrome
(Bryant England, Mohammad Bagher Owlia, Mojtaba Akhtari, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA)

Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia: Determinants, Consequences and Prevention
(Vijaya Raj Bhatt, Rajesh Shrestha, Srujitha Murukutla, Muniba Naqi, Mojtaba Akhtari, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA, and others)

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Infections in Hematological Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
(Chien-Yuan Chen, Ming-Shu Hsieh, Wang-Huei Sheng, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, and others)

Syndrome of Cocaine-Levamisole-Induced Asculopathy and Eutropenia
(Samuel H. Poon, Anthony M. Reginato, Division of Rheumatology, Roger William Medical Center, and Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Rhode Island Hospital and Warren, and others)

Pulmonary and Critical Care Considerations in Neutropenic Patients
(Indryas Woldie, Ayman O. Soubani, Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Center and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA, and others)

Index

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