Lecture organization
Introduction
Early deterministic effects
Phases of ARS
Haematological response to 3 Gy, whole body exposure
Gastrointestinal (GI) syndrome (8 -30 Gy) Pathophysiology of the GI Syndrome
Phases of Gl syndrome
Systemic effects of GI syndrome
Irradiated lung tissue
Neurovascular syndrome (NVS)
NVS prodromal perıod
NVS latent period
NVS overt clinical picture
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Trıage of ınjured persons
Measurement of severity
Radiation dose under 5 Gy
Fatal radiation
Change of lymphocyte counts in initial days of ARS depending on dose of acute WB exposure
Medical management of acute radiation syndrome
Therapeutic support for haematopoietic syndrome patient
Infection managment General principles
Isolation
Prevention of infection
Approach to prevent infection in immunocompromised patients
Management of infection
Management of infection
Cytokines
Cytokines
Selected cytokines
Advantages of cytokine therapy
Use of cytokines for treatment of ARS
Initiation and duration of cytokine administration
Cytokine dosage
Contraindication for cytokine treatment
Growth factor therapy for thrombocytopenia
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT)
Indications for BMT
Timing of grafting
Limitations of BMT
Review - I
Review P - II
Review - III
Review - IV