Pathophysiology of blood disorders / [edited by], H. Franklin Bunn, Jon C. Aster.

By:

Bunn, H. Franklin (Howard Franklin), 1935- [ed.]

Contributor(s):

Aster, Jon C [ed.]

Series: McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine | Lange medical bookNew York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill Medical, c2011Description: ix, 342 p. : ill., figs., tablesISBN:

9780071713788 (print)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Print books.

LOC classification:

RB145 .B78 2011

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to blood and hematopoietic tissues -- Chapter 2. Hematopoiesis -- Part I. Anemia and red cell disorders -- Introduction to anemia and red cell disorders -- Chapter 3. Overview of the anemias -- Chapter 4. Anemias due to bone marrow failure or infiltration -- Chapter 5. Iron homeostasis: deficiency and overload -- Chapter 6. Megaloblastic anemias -- Chapter 7. Anemias associated with chronic illness -- Chapter 8. Thalassemia -- Chapter 9. Sickle cell disease -- Chapter 10. Hemolytic disorders of the red cell membrane and red cell metabolism -- Chapter 11. Acquired hemolytic anemias -- Chapter 12. Erythrocytosis -- Part II. Hemostasis and thrombosis -- Introduction to hemostasis and thrombosis -- Chapter 13. Overview of hemostasis -- Chapter 14. Platelet disorders -- Chapter 15. Inherited coagulation disorders -- Chapter 16. Acquired coagulation disorders -- Chapter 17. Thrombotic disorders -- Part III. White blood cell disorders -- Introduction to white blood cell disorders -- Chapter 18. Leukocyte function and non-malignant leukocyte disorders -- Chapter 19. Introduction to hematologic malignancies -- Chapter 20. Myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplastic syndromes -- Chapter 21. Acute leukemias -- Chapter 22. Non-hodgkin lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemias -- Chapter 23. Hodgkin lymphoma -- Chapter 24. Multiple myeloma and related disorders -- Part IV. Transfusion medicine -- Chapter 25. Blood transfusion -- Chapter 26. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Abstract: A concise full color review of the mechanisms of blood diseases and disorders based on a Harvard Medical School hematology course Hematological Pathophysiology is a well illustrated easy to absorb introduction to the physiological principles underlying the regulation and function of blood cells and hemostasis as well as the pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the development of blood disorders Featuring a strong emphasis on key principles the book covers diagnosis and management primarily within a framework of pathogenesis Authored by world renowned clinician educators at Harvard Medical School Hematological Pathophysiology features content and organization based on a hematology course offered to second year students at that school The book is logically divided into four sections Anemias and Disorders of the Red Blood Cell Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis Disorders of Leukocytes and Transfusion Medicine it opens with an important overview of blood and hematopoietic tissues Features Succinct to the point coverage that reflects current medical education More than 200 full color photographs and renderings of disease mechanisms and blood diseases Each chapter includes learning objectives and self assessment questions Numerous tables and diagrams encapsulate important information Incorporates the feedback of 180 Harvard medical students who reviewed the first draft so you know youre studying the most relevant material possible Provided by publisher.

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A concise full color review of the mechanisms of blood diseases and disorders based on a Harvard Medical School hematology course Hematological Pathophysiology is a well illustrated easy to absorb introduction to the physiological principles underlying the regulation and function of blood cells and hemostasis as well as the pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the development of blood disorders Featuring a strong emphasis on key principles the book covers diagnosis and management primarily within a framework of pathogenesis Authored by world renowned clinician educators at Harvard Medical School Hematological Pathophysiology features content and organization based on a hematology course offered to second year students at that school The book is logically divided into four sections Anemias and Disorders of the Red Blood Cell Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis Disorders of Leukocytes and Transfusion Medicine it opens with an important overview of blood and hematopoietic tissues Features Succinct to the point coverage that reflects current medical education More than 200 full color photographs and renderings of disease mechanisms and blood diseases Each chapter includes learning objectives and self assessment questions Numerous tables and diagrams encapsulate important information Incorporates the feedback of 180 Harvard medical students who reviewed the first draft so you know youre studying the most relevant material possible Provided by publisher.