Hematology in Practice

by Ciesla, Betty

• ISBN13: 9780803615267
• ISBN10: 0803615264
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-30
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

An Instructor's Resource Disk () - which includes a Brownstone test generator, a PowerPoint presentation, and an image bank - is available to adopters.This innovative new text provides students with an understanding of hematology in the context of practical laboratory practice and principles. Author Betty Ciesla, an educator of both MLT and MT students, has infused this text with her visually descriptive language to guide the reader to mastery of this sometimes daunting subject matter. Foundational information is clearly presented, allowing students to expand their knowledge base once they understand these concepts.Hematology in Practice was reviewed and approved by students and educators, and will fully engage your students while guiding them to learn, master, and then apply the critical concepts that make hematology an exciting visual science.

Table of Contents

Introduction to hematology and basic laboratory practices	p. 3
From hematopoiesis to the complete blood count	p. 15
Red blood cell production, function, and relevant red cell morphology	p. 33
Hemoglobin function and principles of hemolysis	p. 51
The microcytic anemias	p. 65
The macrocytic anemias	p. 85
Normochromic anemias, biochemical and membrane disorders, and miscellaneous red cell disorders	p. 97
The normochromic anemias due to hemoglobinopathies	p. 113
Leukopoiesis and leukopoietic function	p. 129
Abnormalities of white cells : quantitative, qualitative, and the lipid storage diseases	p. 143
Acute leukemias	p. 159
Chronic myeloproliferative disorders	p. 187
Lymphoproliferative disorders and related plasma cell disorders	p. 205
The myelodysplastic syndromes	p. 219
Overview of hemostasis and platelet physiology	p. 229
Quantitative and qualitative platelet disorders	p. 245
Defects of plasma clotting factors	p. 257
Fibrinogen, thrombin, and the fibrinolytic system	p. 269
Introduction to thrombosis and anticoagulant therapy	p. 281
Basic procedures in a hematology laboratory	p. 297
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