TY - BOOK AU - Rodak,Bernadette F. AU - Fritsma,George A. AU - Keohane,Elaine M. TI - Hematology: clinical principles and applications SN - 9781437706925 AV - RB 45 .H371 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - St. Louis, Mo. PB - Elsevier Saunders KW - Hematology KW - Blood KW - Diseases KW - Hematologic Diseases KW - diagnosis KW - Blood Cells KW - physiology KW - Hematologic Tests KW - methods KW - Hematopoiesis KW - Hemostasis N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; PT. 1: INTRODUCTION TO HEMATOLOGY. An overview of clinical laboratory hematology ; Safety in the hematology laboratory ; Specimen collection ; Care and use of the microscope ; Quality assurance in hematology and hematopoiesis testing -- PT. 2: HEMATOPOIESIS. Cellular structure and function ; Hematopoiesis ; Erythrocyte production and destruction ; Energy metabolism and membrane physiology of the Erythrocyte ; Hemoglobin metabolism ; Iron metabolism ; Leukocyte development, kinetics and functions ; Platelet production, structure, and function -- PT. 3: ROUTINE LABORATORY EVALUATION OF BLOOD CELLS. Routine and point-of-care testing in hematology: manual and semiautomated methods ; Examination of the peripheral blood smear and correlation with the complete blood count ; Bone marrow examination ; Body fluids in the hematology laboratory -- PT. 4: HEMATOPATHOLOGY: ERYTHROCYTE DISORDERS. Anemias: red blood cell morphology and approach to diagnosis ; Disorders of iron and heme metabolism ; Anemias caused by defects of DNA metabolism ; Bone marrow failure ;Introduction to increased destruction of erythrocytes ; Intrinsic defects leading to increased erythrocyte destruction ; Extrinsic defects leading to increased erythrocyte destruction- nonimmune causes ; Extrinsic defects leading to increased erythrocyte destruction- immune causes ; Hemoglobinopathies (structural defects in hemoglobin) ; Thalassemias -- PT. 5: LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS. Nonmalignant leukocyte disorders ; Introduction to leukocyte neoplasms ; Cytochemistry ; Cytogenetics ; Molecular diagnostics in the clinical laboratory ; Flow cytometric analysis in hematologic disorders ; Myeloproliferative disorders ; Myelodysplastic syndromes ; Acute leukemias ; Mature lymphoid neoplasms -- PT. 6: HEMATOLOGY IN SELECTED POPULATIONS. Pediatric and geriatric hematology -- PT. 7: CELL COUNTING AUTOMATION. Automated cell counting instrumentation -- PT. 8: HEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS. Normal hemostasis and coagulation ; Hemorrhagic coagulation disorders ; Thrombosis risk testing ; Thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis ; Qualitative disorders of platelets and vasculature ; Laboratory evaluation of hemostasis ; Monitoring antithrombotic therapies ; Coagulation instrumentation ER -