Haematology an illustrated colour text
This textbook on haematology in the Illustrated Colour Text series is suitable for medical students, junior doctors and others needing a concise and practical introduction to the subject. Concise and manageable coverage of the major blood diseases and their treatment. Does not overload the reader wi...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh, UK
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
2013
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| Edition: | Fourth edition |
| Series: | Illustrated colour text
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Table of Contents:
- pt.1. Anatomy and physiology
- The bone marrow
- Red cells
- Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils and monocytes
- Lymphocytes
- pt.2. The haematology patient
- The spleen
- Haemostasis
- History taking
- Examining the patient
- Laboratory haematology I- Blood and bone marrow
- Laboratory haematology II - Coagulation and the acute phase response
- pt.3. Anaemia
- Introduction and classification
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Megaloblastic anaemia
- Haemolytic anaemia I -General features and inherited disorders
- Haemolytic anaemia II - Acquired disorders
- The thalassaemias
- Sickle cell syndromes
- Anaemia of chronic disease
- pt.4. Leukaemia
- Introduction
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- Other leukaemias
- The myelodysplastic syndromes
- Aplastic anaemia
- Chemotherapy and related treatments
- Stem cell transplantation
- pt.5. Lymphoma and myeloma
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Myeloma
- pt.6. Myeloproliferative neoplasms
- Polycythaemia
- Essential thrombocythaemia and myelofibrosis
- pt. 7. Haemostasis and thrombosis
- Thrombocytopenia
- Disorders of platelet function and vascular purpuras
- Haemophilia
- Von Willebrand disease and other inherited coagulation disorders
- Acquired disorders of coagulation
- Thrombophilia
- Anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy
- pt. 8. Blood transfusion
- Blood groups and blood testing
- Clinical practice
- pt. 9. Special situations
- The immunosuppressed patient
- Pregnancy
- Paediatric haematology
- Haematology in the elderly
- Palliative care in haematological malignancy
- Systemic disease
- The developing world
- pt. 10. Recent advances in haematology
- Molecular biology
- Potential advances in treatment
- pt. 11. Practical procedures
- Venepuncture and venous access
- Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy