Full Description
2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Internal Medicine category!
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 with science, unlike some competing books
Focus is on the haematology patient and on the practical aspects of the subject
Makes use of the attractive features of the ICT series - double page spreads, lots of colour illustrations, summary boxes
Contents
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
The bone marrow
Red cells
Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils and monocytes
Lymphocytes
The spleen
Haemostasis
THE HAEMATOLOGY PATIENT
History taking
Examining the patient
Laboratory haematology I - Blood and bone marrow
Laboratory haematology II - Coagulation and the acute phase response
ANAEMIA
Introduction and classification. Iron deficiency anaemia
Megaloblastic anaemia. Haemolytic anaemiaI - General features and inherited disorders
Haemolytic anaemia II - Acquired disorders
The thalassaemias
Sickle cell syndromes. Anaemia of chronic disorders
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
LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Myeloma
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS
Polycythaemia
Essential thrombocythaemia and myelofibrosis
HAEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS
Thrombocytopenia. Disorders of platelet function and vascular purpuras. Haemophilia
Von Willebrand's disease and other inherited coagulation disorders
Acquired disorders of coagulation
Thrombophilia. anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Blood groups and blood testing
clinical practice
SPECIAL SITUATIONS
The immunosuppressed patient
Pregnancy
Paediatric haematology
Systemic disease
The developing world. Palliative Care.
RECENT ADVANCES IN HAEMATOLOGY
Molecular biology. Potential advances in treatment
PRATCIAL PROCEDURES
Venepuncture and venous access
Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy
