{"id":215,"date":"2015-05-04T20:49:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T10:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trial.familio.com.au\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2021-02-09T16:41:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:41:31","slug":"about-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmozzies.com.au\/index.php\/publications-2\/about-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"About publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About publications<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Booklets and other publications are published by the IWMF to address many aspects of the disease. They provide the WM patient and caregiver with the information needed to confront the diagnosis of WM, to cope during therapy, and to emerge a survivor. These publications include Content that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Provides answers to basic questions about WM<\/li>\n<li>Explains how to interpret various medical and blood tests<\/li>\n<li>Outlines the intricacies of the immune system<\/li>\n<li>Discusses options when treatment is needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of these publications are directed to laypersons, and they are revised continually as the knowledge of WM advances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Units of measure in the IWMF publications are US and differ from Australian units of measure as shown in the following table:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Comparison of US and differing Australian units of Measure<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"445\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\"><strong>Components <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>Abbreviation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"139\"><strong>Units of Measure<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">Australian<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">US<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">White blood cells (Leukocytes)<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">WBC<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Lymphocytes, absolute<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">LY, abs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Monocytes, absolute<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">MO, abs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Granulocytes, absolute<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">GR, abs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Neutrophils, absolute<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">NE, abs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Eosinophils, absolute<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">EOS, abs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Basophils, absolute<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">BAS, abs<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Red blood cells (Erythrocytes)<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">RBC<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>12<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>6<\/sup>\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Haemoglobin<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">HgB<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">g\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">g\/dL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Hematocrit<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">HCT<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">L\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">MCHC<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">g\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">g\/dL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">Platelets<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">PLT<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">x 10<sup>9<\/sup>\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">x 10<sup>3<\/sup>\/\u00b5L or K\/\u00b5L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">IgG Serum Immunoglobulin<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">IgG<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">g\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">mg\/dL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">IgA Serum Immunoglobulin<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">IgA<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">g\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">mg\/dL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"238\">IgM Serum Immunoglobulin<\/td>\n<td width=\"68\">IgM<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">g\/L<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">mg\/dL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"119\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"60\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IWMF publications can be downloaded directly from the IWMF website. Publications can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/iwmf.com\/publications\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About publications \u00a0 Booklets and other publications are published by the IWMF to address many aspects of the disease. They provide the WM patient and caregiver with the information needed to confront the diagnosis of WM, to cope during therapy, and to emerge a survivor. 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