About the Contributors.

Preface.

Part I: A Guide to the Evidence.

1. Rating the quality of evidence and making recommendations

2. An overview of systematic reviews

3. Interpreting results of clinical research

4. Finding the evidence

5. Applying EBM in clinical practice

6. Using evidence to guide the diagnosis of disease

Part II

7. Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis

8. Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

9. Initial Therapy of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

10. Long-term Anticoagulation in Venous Thromboembolism

11. Thrombolytic Therapy for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

12. Inferior Vena Cava Interruption

13. Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy

14. Pediatric Thrombosis

15. Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients who Require

16. Evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

17. Diagnosis and Management of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

18. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Bleeding Disorders

19. Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Bleeding Disorders

20. Diagnosis and Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

21. Management of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Part III

22. Clinical Questions in iron overload

23. Aplastic Anemia

24. Acquired Anemias

25. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

26. Neutropenia

27. Hypereosinophilia

28. Porphyrias

29. Membrane and Enzyme Abnormalities of the Erythrocyte

30. Sickle cell disease

31. Evidence-based treatment of thalassemia major

Part IV

32. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults

33. Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia in Adults

34. Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Adults

35. Current Areas of Controversy in the Treatment of Patients

36. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

37. Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia

38. Burkitt's Lymphoma

39. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

40. Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

41. Follicular Lymphoma

42. Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

43. Mantle Cell Lymphoma

44. Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

45. Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

46. Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma

47. Essential Thrombocythemia

48. Management of Patients with Polycythemia Vera

49. Multiple Myeloma

50. Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia

51. Use of Hematopoietic Growth Factors for Hematologic Malignancies

Index.