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How Do I Diagnose and Treat PNH?
How Do I Diagnose and Treat PNH? By Charles Parker, MD Dr. Parker has indicated no relevant conflicts of interest. Dr. Parker is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Introduction Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a consequence of clonal expansion of […]
How we manage venous thromboembolism during pregnancy
Blood, 15 November 2002, Vol. 100, No. 10, pp. 3470-3478 HOW I TREAT How we manage venous thromboembolism during pregnancy Shannon M. Bates and Jeffrey S. Ginsberg From the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Abstract During pregnancy, physiologic and anatomic changes can complicate the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) as well as […]
How we diagnose and treat deep vein thrombosis
Blood, 1 May 2002, Vol. 99, No. 9, pp. 3102-3110 HOW I TREAT How we diagnose and treat deep vein thrombosis Jack Hirsh and Agnes Y. Y. Lee From the Henderson Research Centre, and the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Abstract Making a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) requires both clinical assessment […]
How I treat patients with von Willebrand disease
Blood, 1 April 2001, Vol. 97, No. 7, pp. 1915-1919 HOW I TREAT How I treat patients with von Willebrand disease Pier Mannuccio Mannucci From the Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center and the Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan, Italy. Abstract Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is a frequent inherited […]
How I treat chronic graft-versus-host disease
Blood, 1 March 2001, Vol. 97, No. 5, pp. 1196-1201 HOW I TREAT How I treat chronic graft-versus-host disease Georgia B. Vogelsang From the Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Abstract Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) is now a commonplace procedure. Clinicians who care for patients with hematologic malignancies and aplastic […]
How I treat older patients with AML
Blood, 1 September 2000, Vol. 96, No. 5, pp. 1670-1673 How I treat older patients with AML Elihu H. Estey From the Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Article When managing an older patient with untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML), my primary goal is to determine whether standard treatment, […]
How I treat patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome
Blood, 15 August 2000, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 1223-1229 HOW I TREAT How I treat patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome James N. George From the Hematology-Oncology Section, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Abstract Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are, in adults, clinically and […]