Haematology at a glance
By: Atul B. Mehta, A. Victor Hoffbrand.
Contributors: Hoffbrand, A. V.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405126663
Subjects: Hematology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Blood -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Hematologic Diseases.; Blood Cells -- cytology.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Haemopoiesis: physiology and pathology; title: Normal blood cells I: red cells; title: Normal blood cells II: granulocytes, monocytes and the reticuloendothelial system; title: Normal blood cells III: lymphocytes; title: Lymph nodes, the lymphatic system and the spleen; title: Clinical assessment; title: Laboratory assessment; title: Benign disorders of white cells: granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages and lymphocytes; title: Red cell disorders; title: Iron I: physiology and deficiency; title: Iron II: overload and sideroblastic anaemia; title: Megaloblastic anaemia I: vitamin b12 deficiency; title: Megaloblastic anaemia II: folate deficiency and other macrocytic anaemias; title: Haemolytic anaemias I: general; title: Haemolytic anaemias II: inherited membrane and enzyme defects; title: Haemolytic anaemias III: acquired; title: Haemolytic anaemias IV: genetic defects of haemoglobin; title: Haemolytic anaemias V: inherited defects of haemogolobin, sickle cell disease; title: Bone marrow failure; title: Haematological malignancy: basic mechanisms; title: Chronic myeloid leukaemia; title: Myelodysplasia; title: Acute leukaemia I: classification and diagnosis; title: Acute leukaemia II: treatment and prognosis; title: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; title: Multiple myeloma; title: Lymphoma I: Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease); title: Lymphoma II: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, aetiology and diagnosis; title: Lymphoma III: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, treatment and prognosis; title: Myeloproliferative disorders I: polycythaemia; title: Myeloproliferative disorders II: essential thrombocythaemia and myelofibrosis; title: Normal haemostasis; title: Disorders of haemostasis: vessel wall and platelets; title: Disorders of coagulation I: inherited; title: Disorders of coagulation II: acquired; title: Thrombosis and thrombophilia; title: Anticoagulation; title: Haematological aspects of systemic disease I: inflammation, malignancy; title: Haematological aspects of systemic disease II: renal, liver, endocrine, amyloid; title: Haematological aspects of systemic disease III: infection; title: Blood transfusion; title: Stem cell transplantation; title: General aspects of treatment; title: Practical procedures; title: Haematology of pregnancy and infancy; title: Haematological effects of drugs.