BookJon C. Aster, H. Franklin Bunn.
Summary: "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." -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Contributors
1 Introduction to blood and hematopoietic tissues
2 Hematopoiesis
PART I ANEMIA AND RED CELL DISORDERS
3 Overview of the anemias
4 Anemias due to bone marrow failure or infiltration
5 Iron homeostasis: deficiency and overload
6 Megaloblastic anemias
7 Anemias associated with chronic illness
8 Thalassemia
9 Sickle cell disease
10 Inherited hemolytic disorders of the red cell membrane and red cell metabolism
11 Acquired hemolytic anemias
12 Erythrocytosis
PART II HEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS
1 Overview of hemostasis
14 Platelet disorders
15 Inherited coagulation disorders
16 Acquired coagulation disorders
17 Thrombotic disorders
PART III WHITE BLOOD CELL DISORDERS
18 Leukocyte function and nonmalignant leukocyte disorders
19 Introduction to hematologic malignancies
20 Myeloproliferative neoplasms and myelodysplastic syndromes
21 Acute leukemias
22 Non-Hodgkin lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemias
23 Hodgkin lymphoma
23 Multiple myeloma and related disorders
PART IV TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
25 Blood transfusion
26 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation