Detection, Education and Management of the Asplenic or Hyposplenic Patient.

Autor: Brigden, Malcolm L.
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Zdroj: American Family Physician; 2/1/2001, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p499, 8p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram
Abstrakt: Focuses on the detection and management of asplenic or hyposplenic patients. Causative agent of infection after splenectomy; Identification of Howell-Jolly bodies on peripheral blood film as clue in asplenia or hyposplenia diagnosis; Detection of patients at risk; Medical conditions that may be associated with hyposplenism.
Databáze: Complementary Index