Blood provides a readable, up-to-date, and comprehensive reference textbook covering virtually all aspects of hematology.

Contents

Fundamentals of Hematology: Tools of the Trade

• Consultation in Hematology
• Laboratory Hematology: Methods for the Analysis of Blood
• Examination of the Bone Marrow
• Molecular Genetics and Genomics for the Hematologist
• Cytogenetics for the Hematologist
• Molecular Basis of Oncology

Hematopoietic System

• Hematopoiesis

Stem Cell Disorders

• Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
• Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
• Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Myeloproliferative Disorders
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

White Blood Cells

• Neutrophils and Monocytes: Normal Physiology and Disorders of Neutrophil and Monocyte Production
• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
• Structure, Function, and Functional Disorders of the Phagocyte System
• Eosinophils, Basophils, and Mast Cells
• Cellular and Molecular Biology of Lymphoid Cells
• The Human Major Histocompatibility System
• Reactive Lymphocyte Disorders
• Disorders of the Spleen
• Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Immunoproteins
• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Biology and Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Chronic Lymphoid Leukemias
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
• Plasma Cell Tumors
• Histiocytoses and Disorders of the Reticuloendothelial System

Hemostasis

• Hemostatic System
• Platelet Life Cycle: Quantitative Disorders
• Life of the Blood Platelet
• Platelet Membrane Proteins and Their Disorders
• von Willebrand's Disease
• Contact System and Its Disorders
• Vitamin K-Dependent Blood Coagulation Proteins: Normal Function and Clinical Disorders
• Coagulation Factors V and VII: Normal Function and Clinical Disorders
• Biology and Disorders of Fibrinogen and Factor XII
• Fibrinolytic System and Its Disorders
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Natural Anticoagulants and the Prethrombotic State
• Anticoagulant Therapy

Red Blood Cells

• Introduction to Anemias
• Disorders of Cobalamin and Folate Metabolism
• Disorders of Iron Metabolism
• Disorders of Heme Production and Catabolism
• Hemoglobin Synthesis and the Thalassemias
• Disorders of Hemoglobin Function and Stability
• Sickle Syndromes
• Disorders of the Red Blood Cell Membrane
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Disorders of Erythrocyte Glycolysis and Nucleotide Metabolism
• Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Related Disorders
• Neonatal Anemia

Systemic Disease

• Hematologic Aspects of Systemic Diseases

Hematologic Therapies

• Transfusion Medicine
• Hematologic Growth Factors as Supportive Care
• Clinical Pharmacology of Anticancer Drugs
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Index

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