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Table of contents:

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