• UPDATED nearly 700 full-color illustrations and photomicrographs make it easier for you to visualize hematology concepts and show what you’ll encounter in the lab, with images appearing near their mentions in the text to minimize flipping pages back and forth.
• UPDATED content throughout text reflects latest information on hematology.
• Instructions for lab procedures include sources of possible errors along with comments.
• Hematology instruments are described, compared, and contrasted.
• Case studies in each chapter provide opportunities to apply hematology concepts to real-life scenarios.
• Hematology/hemostasis reference ranges are listed on the inside front and back covers for quick reference.
• A bulleted summary makes it easy for you to review the important points in every chapter.
• Learning objectives begin each chapter and indicate what you should achieve, with review questions appearing at the end.
• A glossary of key terms makes it easy to find and learn definitions.

• NEW! Additional content on cell structure and receptors helps you learn to identify these organisms.
• NEW! New chapter on Introduction to Hematology Malignancies provides and overview of diagnostic technology and techniques used in the lab.

Table Of Contents:

Part I: Introduction to Hematology
1. An Overview of Clinical Laboratory Hematology
2. Quality Assurance in Hematology and Hemostasis Testing

Part II: Blood Cell Production, Structure, and Function
3. Cellular Structure and Function
4. Hematopoiesis
5. Erythrocyte Production and Destruction
6. Erythrocyte Metabolism and Membrane Structure and Function
7. Hemoglobin Metabolism
8. Iron Kinetics and Laboratory Assessment
9. Leukocyte Development, Kinetics, and Functions
10. Platelet Production, Structure, and Function

Part III: Laboratory Evaluation of Blood Cells
11. Manual, Semiautomated, and Point-of-Care Testing and Hematology
12. Automated Blood Cell Analysis
13. Examination of the Peripheral Blood Film and Correlation with the Complete Blood Count
14. Bone Marrow Examination
15. Body Fluid Analysis in the Hematology Laboratory

Part IV: Erythrocyte Disorders
16. Anemias: Red Blood Cell Morphology and Approach to Diagnosis
17. Disorders of Iron Kinetics and Heme Metabolism
18. Anemias Caused by Defects of DNA Metabolism
19. Bone Marrow Failure
20. Introduction to Increased Destruction of Erythrocytes
21. Intrinsic Defects Leading to Increased Erythrocyte Destruction
22. Extrinsic Defects Leading to Increased Erythrocyte Destruction– Nonimmune Causes
23. Extrinsic Defects Leading to Increased Erythrocyte Destruction– Immune Causes
24. Hemoglobinopathies (Structural Defects in Hemoglobin)
25. Thalassemias

Part V: Leukocyte Disorders
26. Non-Malignant Leukocyte Disorders
27. Intro to Hematologic Malignancies
28. Flow Cytometric Analysis in Hematologic Disorders
29. Molecular Diagnostics in the Clinical Laboratory
30. Cytogenetics
31. Acute Leukemias
32. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
33. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
34. Mature Lymphoid Neoplasms

Part VI: Hemostasis and Thrombosis
35. Normal Hemostasis and Coagulation
36. Hemorrhagic Disorders and Laboratory Assessment
37. Qualitative Disorders of Platelets and Vasculature
38. Thrombocytopenia and Thrombocytosis
39. Thrombotic Disorders and Laboratory Assessment
40. Antithrombotic Therapies and Their Laboratory Assessment
41. Laboratory Evaluation of Hemostasis
42. Hemostasis and Coagulation Instrumentation

Part VII: Hematology and Hemostasis in Selected Populations
43. Hematology and Hemostasis in the Pediatric, Geriatric, and Pregnant Populations

Appendix
Answers
Glossary
List of Abbreviations and Formulas
Index