Physician's Guide to the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Inherited Metabolic Diseases

Physician's Guide to the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Inherited Metabolic Diseases
ISBN-10
3642403379
ISBN-13
9783642403378
Category
Medical
Pages
867
Language
English
Published
2014-07-08
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Nenad Blau, Carlo Dionisi Vici, Marinus Duran

Description

This book, combining and updating two previous editions, is a unique source of information on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of metabolic diseases. The clinical and laboratory data characteristic of rare metabolic conditions can be bewildering for both clinicians and laboratory personnel. Reference laboratory data are scattered, and clinical descriptions may be obscure. The Physician’s Guide documents the features of more than five hundred conditions, grouped according to type of disorder, organ system affected (e.g. liver, kidney, etc) or phenotype (e.g. neurological, hepatic, etc). Relevant clinical findings are provided and pathological values for diagnostic metabolites highlighted. Guidance on appropriate biochemical genetic testing is provided. Established experimental therapeutic protocols are described, with recommendations on follow-up and monitoring. The authors are acknowledged experts, and the book will be a valuable desk reference for all who deal with inherited metabolic diseases.

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