Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology
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- 11th Edition - November 7, 2013
- Authors: Barbara J. Bain, Imelda Bates, Mike A. Laffan, S. Mitchell Lewis
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 4 0 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 8 6 2 - 3
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"Highly Commended," Internal Medicine Category, British Medical Association 2012 Medical Book Competition
Concise and informative.Contains all the necessary instructions for performing and interpreting lab tests.Useful for any sized laboratory.Complete coverage of all levels of diagnostic testing—from the basic to the most advanced.Decision trees used for laboratory approach to clinical situations.Makes it easier for the reader to find critical information.Templated chapters. Makes information easier to read and locate.Color photos throughout.Provides accurate representation of critical laboratory findings
Haematologists in practice and in training
1.Collection and handling of blood
2. Reference ranges and normal values
3. Basic haematological techniques
4. Preparation and staining methods for blood and bone marrow films
5. Blood cell morphology in health and disease
6. Supplementary techniques including blood parasite diagnosis
7. Bone marrow biopsy
8. Molecular and cytogenetic analysis
9. Iron deficiency anaemia and iron overload
10. Investigation of megaloblastic anaemia: cobalamin, folate and metabolite status
11. Laboratory methods used in the investigation of the haemolytic anaemias
12. Investigation of the hereditary haemolytic anaemias: membrane and enzyme abnormalities
13. Acquired haemolytic anaemias
14. Investigation of abnormal haemoglobins and thalassaemia
15. Erythrocyte and leucocyte cytochemistry
16. Immunophenotyping
17. Diagnostic radioisotopes in haematology
18. Investigation of haemostasis
19. Investigation of a thrombotic tendency
20. Laboratory control of anticoagulant, thrombolytic and antiplatelet therapy
21. Blood cell antigens and antibodies: erythrocytes, platelets and granulocytes
22. Laboratory aspects of blood transfusion
23. Approach to the diagnosis and classification of blood diseases
24. Laboratory organization and management
25. Quality assurance
26. Haematology in under-resourced laboratories
27. Appendix
- Edition: 11
- Published: November 7, 2013
- Language: English
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Barbara J. Bain
Affiliations and expertise
Professor in Diagnostic Haematology, St Mary’s Hospital Campus of Imperial College Faculty of Medicine; Honorary Consultant Haematologist, St Mary's Hospital and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UKIB
Imelda Bates
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Haematology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKML
Mike A. Laffan
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Honorary Consultant in Haematology, Division of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UKSL
S. Mitchell Lewis
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Reader in Haematology, University of London; Senior Research Fellow in Haematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UKRead Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology on ScienceDirect