Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children

Part I: Origin of Blood Cells.- Hematopoiesis.- Part II: Red Blood Cell Disorders.- Nutritional Anemias: Iron Deficiency and Megaloblastic Anemia.- Lead Poisoning.- Immune and Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia.- Sickle Cell Disease.- Thalassemia.- Disorders of RBC Metabolism.- Red blood cell membrane defects.- Part III: Platelet disorders.- Immune Thrombocytopenia.- Inherited and Congenital Thrombocytopenia.- Platelet Disorders.- Thrombocytosis in Children.- Part IV: WBC disorders.- Neutropenia.- Granulocytosis.- Disorders of Granulocyte Functions.- Part V: Coagulation Disorders.- Von Willebrand Disease.- Hemophilia.- Acquired Disorders of Coagulation in Neonates and Children.- Thromboembolism.- Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Bleeding Disorders in Adolescents: A Primer for the Primary Care Physician.- Part VI: Neonatal Hematology.- Newborn Screening for Hemoglobinopathies.- Neonatal Immune Hemolytic Anemia.- Neonatal HemostasisDisorders of Bilirubin Metabolism.- Part VII:Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome.- Failure of Erythrocyte Production.- Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.- What Pediatricians Need to Know about Acquired Aplastic Anemia.- Part VIII: Supportive Care.- Immunizations in the Child with Sickle Cell Disease.- Transfusion Medicine for Pediatrics.- Management of infections in neutropenic patients.- Part IX: Miscellaneous.- Pediatric Vascular Anomalies: Opportunities in Primary Care.- Complement Dysregulation Syndromes in Children and Adolescents.