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An American Perspective
Professors James N. George MD of Oklahoma and and George R. Buchanan MD of Dallas write a regular column in the ITP Support Association newsletter giving us an 'American Perspective' of ITP.
 Professor George R. Buchanan MD |
 Professor James N. George MD |
These articles are available as downloads free of charge, but your donation would be much appreciated
1 The History
of ITP
2 What is
a Platelet
3 How is
ITP Diagnosed
4 How Many
Platelets are Enough
5 Splenectomy
in ITP: Immediate and Long-Term Complications
6 Increased
Respectability of the “Non-interventionist” Approach
7 Activity
Restrictions in Children With ITP
8 ITP in Pregnancy
9 Can I
Die from ITP
10
Drug Induced Thrombocytopenia- Another Look
11
Alternative Treatments for ITP
12
What to do for new ITP C
13 Surgery
in the Patient with ITP
14
Are Herbal Remedies Safe
15 Use of Steroids in Persons
With ITP – A Boon and a Bane
16 IVIG:- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
ITP; The Good News – and the Bad News
17 Anti-D:- Intravenous Anti-D:
Another Treatment for ITP
18 Chronic ITP: Should
a Persistent Low Platelet Count be Considered a Disease,
19 Platelet
Counts: How Are They Done and How Useful Are They?
20
ITP, Sports & Sport Injuries
21 Treatment
Options After Failure of Steroids and Splenectomy.
22 ITP in the
Elderly
23 Rituximab for
ITP
25 Viruses
and Childhood ITP
26 Treating
ITP by Increasing Platelet Production
27
What Happens to Adults with ITP
28 ITP and "Cure"