INITIAL APPROACH TO ANY PATIENT WITH THALASSAEMIA PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

History according to Thalassaemia diary & history of present illness
Physical examination- A lot of attention should be given to complaints by patients of respiratory difficulty, extreme weakness, persistent vomiting, palpitation & difficulty in breathing due to walking.
During examination, the following […]

IRON CHELATION GUIDELINES -2ND- EDITION

Guidelines for Chelation therapy

THALASSAEMIC’S DIARY

Most Thalassaemics do not visit one single facility for treatment all their lives. It was witnessed that when Thalassaemics switch treatment centers due to travel or other reasons, the attending physician(s) often find it difficult to gather history of the […]

THALASSAEMIA HANDBOOK

The Thalassaemias a group of genetic disorders with variable expression. The genetic mutation causes decreased synthesis of the globin chain. (Click on Adobe Acrobate Reader Icon to read complete in pdf format)