The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History (eBook)

Robin L. Bennett (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2010 | 2. Auflage
384 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-56825-5 (ISBN)

Infos

HELPS YOU DEVELOP AND ASSESS PEDIGREES TO MAKE DIAGNOSES, EVALUATE RISK, AND COUNSEL PATIENTS

The Second Edition of The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History not only shows how to take a medical-family history and record a pedigree, but also explains why each bit of information gathered is important. It provides essential support in diagnosing conditions with a genetic component. Moreover, it aids in recommending genetic testing, referring patients for genetic counseling, determining patterns of inheritance, calculating risk of disease, making decisions for medical management and surveillance, and informing and educating patients. Based on the author's twenty-five years as a genetic counselor, the book also helps readers deal with the psychological, social, cultural, and ethical problems that arise in gathering a medical-family history and sharing findings with patients.

Featuring a new Foreword by Arno Motulsky, widely recognized as the founder of medical genetics, and completely updated to reflect the most recent findings in genetic medicine, this Second Edition presents the latest information and methods for preparing and assessing a pedigree, including:

* Value and utility of a thorough medical-family history

* Directed questions to ask when developing a medical-family history for specific disease conditions

* Use of pedigrees to identify individuals with an increased susceptibility to cancer

* Verification of family medical information

* Special considerations when adoptions or gamete donors are involved

* Ethical issues that may arise in recording a pedigree

Throughout the book, clinical examples based on hypothetical families illustrate key concepts, helping readers understand how real issues present themselves and how they can be resolved.

This book will enable all healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, medical social workers, and physician assistants, as well as genetic counselors, to take full advantage of the pedigree as a primary tool for making a genetic risk assessment and providing counseling for patients and their families.

Autor

Robin L. Bennett has been a genetic counselor in the genetics clinic at the University of Washington Medical Center for over 20 years. She has proven and award-winning expertise in helping patients, families, and her colleagues at all levels deal with the multitude of practical, logistical, psychological, and diagnostic issues that are a day to day part of genetic counseling.

Rezensionen

"In conclusion, this book is an invaluable resource which will
enable clinical geneticists, counsellors, primary care and
specialist physicians, as well as nurses, medical social workers,
and physician assistants to take full advantage of the information
and strategies provided. This will enable them to prepare and
establish a family pedigree as a primary tool for making a genetic
risk assessment and providing counselling for patients and their
families." (Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal,
December 2010)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.3.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
• Schlagworte: Biowissenschaften • Genetics • Genetik • Life Sciences • Medical Science • Medizin • Oncology & Radiotherapy • Onkologie u. Strahlentherapie • psycho-oncology • Psychoonkologie
• ISBN-10: 0-470-56825-9 / 0470568259
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-56825-5 / 9780470568255