ABC of Clinical HaematologyDrew Provan This ABC has established itself as a popular introduction toClinical Haematology, relevant both for postgraduate students andprimary care practitioners. Now in its third edition, the ABC ofClinical Haematology has been thoroughly revised, featuring thelatest treatments for leukemia, antithrombotics and drugs forlymphoma and covering the latest advances in hematology and bonemarrow transplantation. With each chapter written by specialists in their respectivefields, this is an ideal basic text for general practice andhospital staff with patients who have blood related problems, inparticular GPs, hematology nurses, junior doctors, hematologists,and trainees in hematology. |
Contents
1 Iron Deficiency Anaemia | 1 |
2 Macrocytic Anaemias | 6 |
3 The Hereditary Anaemias | 11 |
4 Polycythaemia Essential Thrombocythaemia and Myelofibrosis | 17 |
5 Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia | 22 |
6 The Acute Leukaemias | 27 |
7 Platelet Disorders | 33 |
8 The Myelodysplastic Syndromes | 40 |
10 Bleeding Disorders Thrombosis and Anticoagulation | 52 |
11 Lymphoproliferative Disorders Including Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia | 57 |
12 Stem Cell Transplantation | 67 |
13 Haematological Disorders at the Extremes of Life | 72 |
14 Haematological Emergencies | 78 |
the Impact of Molecular Biology and Gene Therapy | 85 |
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9 Multiple Myeloma and Related Conditions | 45 |
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