Pathophysiology of blood disorders
By: H. Franklin Bunn, Jon Aster
Contributors: Aster, Jon
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780071713788
Description: A concise full color review of the mechanisms of blood diseases and disorders based on a Harvard Medical School hematology course Hematological Pathophysiology is a well illustrated easy to absorb introduction to the physiological principles underlying the regulation and function of blood cells and hemostasis as well as the pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the development of blood disorders Featuring a strong emphasis on key principles the book covers diagnosis and management primarily within a framework of pathogenesis Authored by world renowned clinician educators at Harvard Medical School Hematological Pathophysiology features content and organization based on a  hematology course offered to second year students at that school The book is logically divided into four sections Anemias and Disorders of the Red Blood Cell Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis Disorders of Leukocytes and Transfusion Medicine it opens with an important overview of blood and hematopoietic tissues Features Succinct to the point coverage that reflects current medical education More than 200 full color photographs and renderings of disease mechanisms and blood diseases Each chapter includes learning objectives and self assessment questions Numerous tables and diagrams encapsulate important information Incorporates the feedback of 180 Harvard medical students who reviewed the first draft so you know youre studying the most relevant material possible Provided by publisher.
Notes: "A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: (Publisher-supplied data) Introduction to Blood and Hematopoietic Tissues / Jon C. Aster; title: Hematopoiesis / David Scadden and Jon C. Aster; title: Overview of Anemias / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Anemias due to Bone Marrow Failure or Infiltration / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Iron Homeostasis Deficiency / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Megaloblastic Anemias / H. Franklin Bunn and Matthew Heeney; title: Anemias Associated with Chronic Disease / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Thalessemia / H. Franklin Bunn and David G. Nathan; title: Sickle Cell Disease / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Hemolytic Disorders of the Red Cell Membrane and Red Cell Metabolism / H. Franklin Bunn and Samuel E. Lux; title: Acquired Hemolytic Anemias / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Erythrocytosis / H. Franklin Bunn; title: Overview of Hemostasis / H. Franklin Bunn and Bruce Furie; title: Platelet Disorders /  H. Franklin Bunn; title: Inherited Coagulation Disorders / H. Franklin Bunn and Bruce Furie; title: Acquired Coagulation Disorders / H. Franklin Bunn and Bruce Furie; title: Thrombotic Disorders / H. Franklin Bunn and Kenneth A. Bauer; title: Leukocyte Function and Nonmalignant Leukocyte Disorders / Nancy Berliner and Jon C. Aster; title: Introduction to Hematologic Malignancies / Jon C. Aster and Mark Fleming; title: Myeloproliferative Disorders and Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Jon C. Aster and Daniel Deangelo; title: Acute Leukemias / Jon C. Aster and Daniel Deangelo; title: Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias / Jon C. Aster and Arnold Freedman; title: Hodgkin Lymphoma / Jon C. Aster and Arnold Freedman; title: Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders /  Jon C. Aster; title: Blood Transfusion / H. Franklin Bunn and Richard Kaufman.