ISBN-13: 9784431544111 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 418 str.
This pocket-sized manualserves as a concise and ideal reference work for therapeutic approaches using apheresis, Covering both basic theory and clinical detailsto 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 thegrowing trend towards adoptingthis 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."