Clear explanations, an easy-to-use logical layout, and abundant illustrations make Haematology: An Illustrated Colour Text, 5th Edition, an ideal resource for medical students, junior doctors, and others who need a concise, practical introduction to this complex subject. Part of the popular Illustrated Colour Text series, it offers a comprehensive overview of diseases of the blood presented in clear double-page learning units, with descriptions of the pathophysiological processes leading to disease and the principles of therapy. In addition, this fully updated text includes relevant anatomy, examination skills, laboratory and transfusion medicine, and practical procedures, making it an excellent learning tool at all levels of training.
- Features a full-colour, attractive presentation with easily accessible double page spreads, a logical progression of topics, summary boxes, and problem-based learning cases to help with clinical application and check understanding
- Reflects the tremendous advances in haematology diagnostics and clinical practice that have occurred in recent years
- Offers easy-to-digest, balanced coverage of haematology with dedicated sections on basic science, the haematology patient, special situations, and advances
- Includes new coverage of immunotherapies, including CAR-T and bispecific antibodies; the increasing roles of molecular diagnostics and precision medicine; new treatments in the management of haematological malignancies and bleeding disorders; clinical transfusion medicine; and potential future roles of minimal residual disease monitoring, gene therapy, and artificial intelligence
- Covers the haematological manifestations of systemic disease, implications of haematological disease in the paediatric and older adult populations, and the importance of palliative and supportive care in haematological disease
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Table of Contents
1 Anatomy and physiology1. The bone marrow
2. Red cells
3. Neutrophils eosinophils basophils and monocytes
4. Lymphocytes
5. The spleen
6. Haemostasis
2 The haematology patient
7. History taking
8. Examining the patient
9. Laboratory haematology I Blood and bone marrow
10. Laboratory haematology II Coagulation and the acute phase response
3 Anaemia
11. Introduction and classification
12. Iron deficiency anaemia
13. Megaloblastic anaemia
14. Haemolytic anaemia I General features and inherited disorders
15. Haemolytic anaemia II Acquired disorders
16. The thalassaemias
17. Sickle cell syndromes
18. Anaemia of chronic disease
4 Leukaemia
19. Introduction
20. Acute myeloid leukaemia
21. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
22. Chronic myeloid leukaemia
23. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
24. Other leukaemias
25. The myelodysplastic syndromes
26. Aplastic anaemia
27. Systemic anti-cancer therapy SACT
28. CAR-T cell and other immunotherapies
29. Stem cell transplantation
5 Lymphoma and myeloma
30. Hodgkin lymphoma
31. Low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma
32. High-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma
33. Myeloma
6 Myeloproliferative neoplasms
34. Polycythaemia
35. Essential thrombocythaemia and myelofibrosis
7 Haemostasis and thrombosis
36. Thrombocytopenia
37. Disorders of platelet function and vascular purpuras
38. Haemophilia
39. Von Willebrand disease and other inherited coagulation disorders
40. Acquired disorders of coagulation
41. Thrombophilia
42. Anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy
8 Blood transfusion
43. Blood groups and blood testing
44. Transfusion in clinical practice
9 Special situations
45. The immunosuppressed patient
46. Pregnancy
47. Paediatric haematology
48. Haematology in older people
49. Palliative care in haematological malignancy
50. Systemic disease
51. The developing world
10 Techniques and potential advances
52. Practical procedures
53. Molecular biology
54. Potential advances in diagnostics and treatment
