The most practical and efficient guide to the diagnosis and management of blood disorders - now in full color 200 full-color illustrations! Hematology in Clinical Practice is a succinct, cutting-edge guide to the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells, and hemostasis, and the use of blood components for transfusion. Each disease state is discussed in detail, incorporating the pathophysiology, clinical features, up-to-date laboratory testing, and current management strategies into a comprehensive and practical approach to hematologic disorders.
Features: New full-color presentation includes over 200 superb illustrations and classic images of blood morphology, tissue pathology, and clinical findings New Case Histories introduce and continue through relevant chapters, highlighting critical clinical points for diagnosis and management New end-of-chapter Points to Remember encapsulate key clinical information New chapters include Anemia in the Elderly and expanded and updated coverage of Transplantation and treatment of hematologic malignancies Outstanding collection of tables, charts, and illustrations that translate basic science into valuable clinical context Strong focus on practical clinical management and supportive care Coverage of state-of-the-art drugs and chemotherapies and thelatest advances in genetic testing and molecular pathways Conveniently organized into sections on Red Cells, White Cells, Hemostasis, and Transfusion Medicine
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Section I: Red Blood Cell Disorders 1. Normal Erythropoiesis 2. Clinical Approach to Anemia 3. Marrow-Damage Anemia 4. Anemias Associated with a Reduced Erythropoietin Response 5. Iron-Deficiency Anemia 6. Thalassemia 7. Hemoglobinopathies 8. Macrocytic Anemias 9. The Dysplastic and Sideroblastic Anemias 10. Blood Loss Anemia 11. Hemolytic Anemias 12. Anemia in the Elderly 13. Erythrocytosis and Polycythemia Vera 14. Disorders of Porphyrin Metabolism 15. Hemochromatosis Section II: White Blood Cell Disorders 16. Normal Nyelopoiesis 17. Quantitative and Qualitative Disorders of Neutrophils 18. The Acute Myeloid Leukemias 19. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and the Myeloproliferative Disorders 20. Normal Lymphhopoiesis and the Lymphatic System 21. Lymphopenia and Immune Deficiency 22. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Other Leukemic Lymphoproliferative Diseases 23. Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas 24. Hodgkin Lymphoma 25. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 26. Plasma Cell Disorders 27. Monocyte-Macrophage Disorders Section III: Disorders of Hemostatis 28. Normal Hemostatis 29. Clinical Approach to Bleeding Disorders 30. Vascular Purpura 31. Thrombocytopenia 32. Platelet Dysfunction and von Willebrand Disease 33. Hemophilia and Other Intrinsic Pathway Defects 34. Extrinsic and Common Pathway Coagulopathies 35. Consumptive Coagulopathies 36. Thrombotic Disorders 37. Anticoagulation in the Management of Thrombotic Disorders Section IV: Transfusion Medicine 38. Blood Component Therapy Index
