Table Of ContentUnit 1. Introduction to Clinical Hematology 1. Morphology of Human Blood and Marrow Cells: Hematopoiesis 2. Bone Marrow 3. The Red Blood Cell: Structure and Function 4. Anemia: Diagnosis and Clinical Considerations 5. Evaluation of Cell Morphology and Introduction to Platelet and White Cell Morphology Unit 2. Anemias 6. Iron Metabolism and Hypochromic Anemias 7. Megaloblastic Anemias 8. Aplastic Anemia Including Pure Red Cell Aplasia and Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia and Paroxysmal Noctural Hemoglobinuria (PNH) 9. Introduction to Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: I. Hereditary Defects of the Red Cell Membrane 10. Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: II. Hereditary Enzyme Deficiencies 11. Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: III. The Hemoglobinopathies 12. Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: IV. Thalassemia 13. Hemolytic Anemias: Extracorpuscular Defects 14. Hypoproliferative Anemia: Anemia Associated with Systemic Diseases Unit 3. White Blood Cell Disorders 15. Cell Biology, Disorders of Neutrophils, Infectious Mononucleosis, and Reactive Lymphocytosis 16. Introduction to Leukemia and the Acute Leukemias 17. Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: I. Chronic Myclogenous Leukemia 18. Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: II. Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia, and Idiopathic Myelofibrosis 19. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) 20. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders 21. The Lymphomas 22. Mutiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Disoders 23. Lipid (Lysosomal) Storage Diseases and Histiocytosis Unit 4. Hemostasis and Introduction to Thrombosis 24. Introduction to Hemostasis 25. Disorders of Primary Hemostasis: Quantitative and Qualitative Platelet Disorders and Vascular Disorders 26. Disorders of Plasma Clotting Factors 27. Interaction of the Fibrinolytic, Coagulation, and Kinin Systems: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; and Related Pathology 28. Introduction to Thrombosis and Anticoagulant Therapy Unit 5 Laboratory Methods 29. Quality Control in the Hematology Laboratory 30. Body Fluid Examination: The Qualitative, Quantitative, and Morphologic Analysis of Serous, Cerebrospinal, and Synovial Fluids 31. Hematology Methods 32. Principles of Automated Differential Analysis 33. Coagulation Procedures 34. Applications of Flow Cytometry to Hematology and Hemostasis 35. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques in Hematopathology 36. Special Stains/Cytochemistry Answers to Chapter Review Questions Glossary Bibliography
SynopsisComplete coverage of red blood cells, white blood cells, hemostasis, and thrombosis. Chapters on flow cytometry and molecular diagnosis. Thorough discussion of anemias. Case histories demonstrate the link between the test and the patient to foster critical thinking. Laboratory methods section includes chapters on routine hematology methods, automated differential analysis, cytochemistry, and more. More than 900 illustrations, including 309 full-color microphotographs. Chapter Outline and Educational Objectives at the beginning of each chapter Study Questions and answers for each chapter. Table of normal hematologic values on the inside covers Glossary for easy access to definitions for medical terms unique to hematology and hemostasis. Summary charts provide quick review, enhancing readability, Three books for the price of one - a text, a laboratory procedures manual, and an atlas of cell morphology - all in full colour. The tools your students need to quickly master the basic principles of haematology and the fundamentals of haemostasis are here. They'll begin with an introduction to clinical haematology and the anaemias, and then progress through white blood cell disorders, and haemostasis to thrombosis, and laboratory methods., Three books for the price of one--a text, a laboratory procedures manual, and an atlas of cell morphology--all in full color! The tools your students need to quickly master the basic principles of hematology and the fundamentals of hemostasis are here. They'll begin with an introduction to clinical hematology and the anemias, and then progress through white blood cell disorders, and hemostasis to thrombosis, and laboratory methods.