 | Dacie & Lewis's Practical Haematology Practical Haematology covers all of the techniques used in the investigation of patients with blood disorders, including the latest technologies as well as the tried and true manual methods of measurement. It discusses the principles of each test, possible causes of error, and the interpretation and clinical significance of these findings. Each chapter conforms to a template, providing quick access to key information. Contents Collection and Handling of Blood SM Lewis and Noriyuki Tatsumi Reference Ranges and Normal Values SM Lewis The Blood Count B Bain and I Bates Preparation and Staining Methods for Blood and Bone Marrow Films B Bain and SM Lewis Blood Cell Morphology in Health and Disease B Bain Bone Marrow Biopsy I Bates Iron Deficiency Anaemia and Iron Overload M Worwood Investigation of Megaloblastic Anaemia M Hamilton Laboratory Methods Used in the Investigation of the Haemolytic Anaemias SM Lewis and D Roper Investigation of the Hereditary Haemolytic Anaemias: Membrane and Enzyme Abnormalities M Layton and D Roper Acquired Haemolytic Anaemias F Regan, F Newlands, and B Bain Investigation of Abnormal Haemoglobins and Thalassaemia B Wild and B Bain Erythrocyte and Leucocyte Cytochemistry D Swirsky Immunophenotyping E Matutes, R Morillo, and D Catovsky Diagnostic Radionuclides in Haematology I Dokal and SM Lewis Investigation of Haemostasis MA Laffan and RA Manning Investigation of Thrombotic Tendency MA Laffan and RA Manning Laboratory Control of Anticoagulant, Thrombolytic and Antiplatelet Therapy MA Laffan and RA Manning Blood Cell Antigens and Antibodies: Erythrocytes, Platelets and Granulocytes F Regan Laboratory Aspects of Blood Transfusion M Rowley and C Milkins Molecular and Cytogenetic Techniques T Vulliamy and J Kaeda with contributions by B Bain Miscellaneous Tests SM Lewis Disease Classification and The Diagnostic Approach I Bates Laboratory Organisation and Management SM Lewis and A Bradshaw Laboratory Safety SM Lewis Quality Assurance SM Lewis and B De la Salle Haematology in Under-Resourced Laboratories I Bates and (possibly) B Mandelow SML Appendices SM Lewis ISBN: 0443066604 Author: Lewis S M Bain B J Format: PB Pages: 722 Publication Date: 27 Mar 2006 Edition : 10 |