Living with HHT
understanding and managing your hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
$74.76
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2017
Summary
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blood vessel abnormalities in the nose, skin, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, brain, and liver. Nosebleeds are the most common symptom of HHT, but abnormal vessels in other organs, if they are not diagnosed and treated, can lead to serious medical complications, including stroke, hemorrhage, anemia, and brain abscess. Psychologist Sara Palmer, who has HHT herself and is an expert in helping people cope with heal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421423906 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421423901 |
| Series: | A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book |
| Author: | Sara Palmer |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
This book is an excellent basic overview of HHT. It describes the condition, the difficulties often found in diagnosis, current and potential future treatments, as well as emotional and social effects for both patients and their families along with coping strategies. Throughout, the ability to live well with knowledge and appropriate care is emphasized.—Jeffrey Pollak, MD, Katharine Henderson, MS, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, Journal of Radiology Nursing
About The Author
Sara Palmer
Sara Palmer, PhD, is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is the coauthor of Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living; When Your Spouse Has a Stroke: Caring for Your Partner, Yourself, and Your Relationship; and Just One of the Kids: Raising a Resilient Family When One of Your Children Has a Physical Disability.
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