| Preface to the fourth edition |
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| Preface to the first edition |
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| Glossary |
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| Normal values |
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| About the companion website |
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Part 1 Basic physiology and practice |
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1 Haemopoiesis: physiology and pathology |
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2 Normal blood cells I: red cells |
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3 Normal blood cells II: granulocytes, monocytes and the reticuloendothelial system |
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4 Normal blood cells III: lymphocytes |
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5 Lymph nodes, the lymphatic system and the spleen |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (4) |
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Part 2 Red cell disorders |
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8 General aspects of anaemia |
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9 Iron I: physiology and deficiency |
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33 | (3) |
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10 Iron II: overload and sideroblastic anaemia |
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11 Megaloblastic anaemia I: vitamin B12 (B12) and folate deficiency - biochemical basis, causes |
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12 Megaloblastic anaemia II: clinical features, treatment and other macrocytic anaemias |
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13 Haemolytic anaemias I: general |
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42 | (2) |
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14 Haemolytic anaemias II: inherited membrane and enzyme defects |
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15 Haemolytic anaemias III: acquired |
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46 | (2) |
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16 Haemolytic anaemias IV: genetic defects of haemoglobin - thalassaemia |
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17 Haemolytic anaemias V: genetic defects of haemoglobin - sickle cell disease |
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Part 3 Benign disorders of white cells |
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18 Benign disorders of white cells I: granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages |
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19 Benign disorders of white cells II: lymphocytes, lymph nodes, spleen, HIV |
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Part 4 Haematological malignancies |
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20 Introduction to Haematological malignancy: basic mechanisms |
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21 General aspects of treatment |
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22 Acute leukaemia I: classification and diagnosis |
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23 Acute leukaemia II: treatment and prognosis |
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24 Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (BCR-ABLI positive) |
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25 Myelodysplasia (myelodysplastic syndromes) |
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26 Myeloproliferative disorders I: introduction |
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27 Myeloproliferative disorders II: polycythaemia rubra vera |
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28 Myeloproliferative disorders III: essential thrombocythaemia, primary myelofibrosis and systemic mastocytosis |
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29 Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia |
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30 Multiple myeloma and plasma cell disorders |
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31 Lymphoma I: introduction |
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32 Lymphoma II: Hodgkin lymphoma |
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33 Lymphoma III: non-Hodgkin lymphoma - aetiology and classification |
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34 Lymphoma IV: clinical and laboratory features of more common subtypes |
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35 Lymphoma V: treatment and prognosis |
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Part 5 Treatment and procedures |
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37 Haematological effects of drugs |
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38 Stem cell transplantation |
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39 Normal haemostasis I: vessel wall and platelets |
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40 Normal haemostasis II: coagulation factors and fibrinolysis |
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41 Disorders of haemostasis I: vessel wall and platelets |
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42 Disorders of haemostasis II: inherited disorders of coagulation |
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43 Disorders of haemostasis III: acquired disorders of coagulation |
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44 Thrombosis and anti-thrombotic therapy |
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Part 7 Haematological aspects of tropical disease |
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46 Haematological aspects of tropical diseases |
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47 Haematology of pregnancy and infancy |
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| Appendix: cluster of differentiation nomenclature system |
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| Index |
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