The
book has been divided into three sections. The first section includes chapters
describing the immunological and coagulation-assisting functions of red blood
cells and methods to measure their life span. The second section discusses the
role of platelets in inflammatory processes. The third section reviews
functional dose of RBC transfusions and transfusion practice in various clinical
settings.
This
book aims to provide an overview of current knowledge pertaining to our
understanding of hematology. The main subject areas will include blood cell
morphology and function, the pathophysiology and genetics of hematological
disorders and malignancies, blood testing and typing, and the processes
governing hematopoiesis.
The lecture note is intended for use by
laboratory technologist both during their training and in their work places.
There are study questions at the end of each chapter for the reader to evaluate his
understanding of the contents. In addition, important terms are defined in the
glossary section at the end of the text.
Author(s): Yared Alemu,
Alemayehu Atomsa and Zewdneh Sahlemariam
This
book contains the details with images of the following topics related to
hematology: Blood, Bone Marrow, Buffy Coat Preparation, Macrophage, Mast Cell,
Megakaryocyte , Monocyte, Non-hemopoietic Cells, Nucleated Red Blood Cell (NRBC),
Plasma Cell, Platelets, Megathrombocyte, Red Blood Cells, Stains and White Blood
Cell (WBC).
This article covers the following topics:
Overview of Myeloproliferative Disorders, Essential Thrombocythemia, Reactive
Thrombocytosis, Primary Myelofibrosis, Polycythemia Vera, Secondary
Erythrocytosis.
This article covers the following topics: Overview of Vascular
Bleeding Disorders, Autoerythrocyte Sensitization, Dysproteinemias Causing
Vascular Purpura, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Purpura Simplex and
Senile Purpura.
This article covers the following topics: Overview of Coagulation
Disorders, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Hemophilia, Coagulation
Disorders Caused by Circulating Anticoagulants, Uncommon Hereditary Coagulation
Disorders.
This article covers the following topics: Overview of Histiocytic
Syndromes, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
and Rosai-Dorfman Disease.
This article covers the following topics: Overview of
Myeloproliferative Disorders, Essential Thrombocythemia, Reactive Thrombocytosis
(Secondary Thrombocythemia), Primary Myelofibrosis, Polycythemia Vera and
Secondary Erythrocytosis.
This article covers the following topics: Introduction to Overview
of Cancer, Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cancer, Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer
Screening, Clinical Sequelae of Cancer, Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Origin and Paraneoplastic Syndromes.
This note covers the following topics: Protein Structure: Glycine
Representations, Peptides and Backbones, Hemoglobin and Heme, Hemoglobin
Secondary Structure, Amphipathic Nature of the Alpha Helix, Hydrophobicity,
Polarity, and Charge and Sickle Hemoglobin.