Concise Guide to Hematology

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi
 Introduction to Hematology  (Alvin H. Schmaier)....Pages 1-3
 Hematopoiesis  (Gabriel Ghiaur, Richard J. Jones)....Pages 5-13
 Red Blood Cell Biochemistry and Physiology  (Eduard J. van Beers, Richard van Wijk)....Pages 15-20
 Anemia: Clinical Approach  (Peter W. Marks)....Pages 21-27
 Iron Deficiency  (Gordon D. McLaren)....Pages 29-36
 Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) and Folate Deficiency  (Aśok C. Antony)....Pages 37-48
 Sickle Cell Disease and the Hemoglobinopathies  (Lydia H. Pecker, Carolyn Hoppe, Jane A. Little)....Pages 49-58
 Congenital Hemolytic Anemias  (Xylina Gregg, Archana Agarwal, Josef T. Prchal)....Pages 59-66
 Acquired Hemolytic Anemias  (Theodosia A. Kalfa)....Pages 67-79
 Physiology of Hemostasis  (Alvin H. Schmaier)....Pages 81-88
 Approach to the Bleeding Patient  (Alvin H. Schmaier)....Pages 89-93
 Congenital Bleeding Disorders  (Rohith Jesudas, Steven W. Pipe)....Pages 95-110
 Acquired Bleeding Disorders  (Marcel Levi)....Pages 111-121
 Platelet Function in Hemostasis and Inherited Disorders of Platelet Number and Function  (A. Koneti Rao, Natthapol Songdej)....Pages 123-134
 Acquired Thrombocytopenia  (Theodore E. Warkentin, Siraj Mithoowani, Donald M. Arnold)....Pages 135-148
 Thrombosis  (Sargam Kapoor, Mukesh K. Jain, Lalitha Nayak)....Pages 149-161
 Anticoagulants and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism  (Allison Burnett, Jack Ansell)....Pages 163-193
 Antiplatelet Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease  (Alec A. Schmaier, Deepak L. Bhatt)....Pages 195-207
 Physiological Roles of Leukocytes and Disorders  (Jahnavi Gollamudi, Alex Y. Huang, Evi X. Stavrou)....Pages 209-224
 Pediatric Hematology  (Sanjay P. Ahuja)....Pages 225-231
 Bone Marrow Structure and Marrow Aspiration, Biopsy, and Collection for Therapeutic Intent Procedures  (Howard Meyerson, Suchitra Sundaram, Hillard M. Lazarus)....Pages 233-252
 Flow Cytometry in Hematology  (Howard Meyerson)....Pages 253-275
 Genetics in Hematologic Disorders: Implications of Recurring Chromosome Abnormalities and Gene Mutations  (Yanming Zhang)....Pages 277-297
 Understanding Molecular Testing in Patients Affected by Hematologic Disorders  (Christopher Ryder, Menglei Zhu, Navid Sadri)....Pages 299-312
 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)  (Thomas G. Knight, Michael R. Grunwald, Edward A. Copelan)....Pages 313-322
 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms  (Emma J. Gudgin, Anna L. Godfrey)....Pages 323-332
 Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)  (Yazan F. Madanat, Mikkael A. Sekeres)....Pages 333-341
 Acute Leukemia  (Kamal Menghrajani, Martin S. Tallman)....Pages 343-354
 Classification of Lymphomas  (Colin McHugh, Kerry Schaffer, Carla Casulo)....Pages 355-370
 Clinical Evaluation and Management of Hodgkin Lymphoma  (Nmazuo W. Ozuah, Ann S. LaCasce)....Pages 371-378
 Indolent Lymphomas  (Thomas M. Habermann)....Pages 379-386
 Aggressive Lymphoma  (Timothy Fenske, Jonathan T. Kapke)....Pages 387-399
 Clinical Evaluation and Management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia  (Nitin Jain, Susan O’Brien)....Pages 401-409
 Plasma Cell Disorders  (Taimur Sher, Morie A. Gertz)....Pages 411-422
 Neoplastic Hematologic Disorders in Children and Adolescents  (Rupert Handgretinger, Michaela Döring)....Pages 423-461
 Transfusion Medicine  (Emily K. Storch, Brian S. Custer, Jay E. Menitove, Paul D. Mintz)....Pages 463-486
 Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation  (Gordon L. Phillips II, Hillard M. Lazarus)....Pages 487-502
 Infections in Hematology Patients  (Ola Blennow, Per Ljungman)....Pages 503-518
Back Matter ....Pages 519-542