Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis

I. Introduction to Clinical Hematology Morphology of Human Blood and Marrow Cells: Hematopoiesis Bone Marrow The Red Blood Cell: Structure and Function Anemia: Diagnosis and Clinical Considerations Evaluation of Cell Morphology and Introduction to Platelet and White Cell Morphology II. Anemias Iron Metabolism and Hypochromic Anemias Megaloblastic Anemias Aplastic Anemia Including Pure Red Cell Aplasia and Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia and Paroxysmal Noctural Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Introduction to Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: I. Hereditary Defects of the Red Cell Membrane Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: II. Hereditary Enzyme Deficiencies Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: III. The Hemoglobinopathies Hemolytic Anemias: Intracorpuscular Defects: IV. Thalassemia Hemolytic Anemias: Extracorpuscular Defects Hypoproliferative Anemia: Anemia Associated with Systemic Diseases III. White Blood Cell Disorders Cell Biology, Disorders of Neutrophils, Infectious Mononucleosis, and Reactive Lymphocytosis Introduction to Leukemia and the Acute Leukemias Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: I. Chronic Myclogenous Leukemia Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: II. Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia, and Idiopathic Myelofibrosis Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders The Lymphomas Mutiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Disoders Lipid (Lysosomal) Storage Diseases and Histiocytosis IV. Hemostasis and Introduction to Thrombosis Introduction to Hemostasis Disorders of Primary Hemostasis: Quantitative and Qualitative Platelet Disorders and Vascular Disorders Disorders of Plasma Clotting Factors Interaction of the Fibrinolytic, Coagulation, and Kinin Systems: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; and Related Pathology Introduction to Thrombosis and Anticoagulant Therapy IV. Laboratory Methods Quality Control in the Hematology Laboratory Body Fluid Examination: The Qualitative, Quantitative, and Morphologic Analysis of Serous, Cerebrospinal, and Synovial Fluids Hematology Methods Principles of Automated Differential Analysis Coagulation Procedures Applications of Flow Cytometry to Hematology and Hemostasis Molecular Diagnostic Techniques in Hematopathology Special Stains/Cytochemistry Answers to Chapter Review Questions Glossary Bibliography