Essential Haematology, 5th Edition

by Victor Hoffbrand (University College Medical School, London); Paul Moss (University of Birmingham); John Pettit (Medlab South, Christchurch, New Zealand)

• ISBN13: 9781405136495
• ISBN10: 1405136499
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Essential Haematology is established as the most authoritative introduction to the subject for bioscience and medical students, junior doctors, laboratory scientists and nurses. This new edition is beautifully presented, introducing the formation and function of blood cells, and diseases that arise from dysfunction and disruption of these processes. Basic science, diagnostic tests and clinical features and management are all easily explained.THE introductory text for clinical and laboratory haematologyAn authoritative and accessible textbook now fully revised Beautifully presented - a joy to learn from Features a new standardized approach to clinical features and management of disease

Author Biography

Professor A.V. Hoffbrand- Emeritus Professor of Haematology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London.

Professor P.A.H. Moss- Professor of Haematology, University of Birmingham.

Dr J.E. Pettit- Haematologist, Medlab South, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Preface to fifth edition	vii
Preface to first edition	viii
Bibliography	ix
Haemopoiesis	1	(11)
Erythropoiesis and general aspects of anaemia	12	(16)
Hypochromic anaemias and iron overload	28	(16)
Megaloblastic anaemias and other macrocytic anaemias	44	(14)
Haemolytic anaemias	58	(14)
Genetic disorders of haemoglobin	72	(22)
The white cells 1: granulocytes, monocytes and their benign disorders	94	(14)
The white cells 2: lymphocytes and their benign disorders	108	(15)
The spleen	123	(6)
The aetiology and genetics of haematological malignancies	129	(18)
Management of haematological malignancy	147	(10)
Acute leukaemias	157	(17)
Chronic myeloid leukaemia	174	(8)
Myelodysplasia	182	(6)
The chronic lymphoid leukaemias	188	(9)
Hodgkin's lymphoma	197	(6)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma	203	(13)
Multiple myeloma and related disorders	216	(14)
Myeloproliferative disorders	230	(11)
Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure	241	(8)
Stem cell transplantation	249	(15)
Platelets, blood coagulation and haemostasis	264	(14)
Bleeding disorders caused by vascular and platelet abnormalities	278	(12)
Coagulation disorders	290	(13)
Thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy	303	(17)
Haematological changes in systemic disease	320	(17)
Blood transfusion	337	(15)
Pregnancy and neonatal haematology	352	(18)
Appendices
Principal features of known cluster differentiation (CD) molecules	360	(5)
Normal values	365	(1)
World Health Organization (WHO) classification of myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms	366	(4)
Index	370