Dacie and Lewis practical haematology / [edited by] S. Mitchell Lewis, Barbara J. Bain, Imelda Bates.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, c2006.Edition: 10th edDescription: xiii, 722 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0443066604 (pbk.)
- 9780443066603 (pbk.)
- 616.15 22 LEW-P 2006 500204
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference | University College of Medicine Library Shelf No. 36, LBS | Not for loan and check out is restricted | 616.15 LEW-P 2006 500204 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan (Restricted Access) | 500204 |
Rev. ed. of: Practical haematology / Sir John V. Dacie, S.M. Lewis. 8th ed. 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collection and handling of blood -- Reference ranges and normal values -- Basic haematological techniques -- Preparation and staining methods for blood and bone marrow films -- Blood cell morphology in health and disease -- Bone marrow biopsy -- Iron deficiency anaemia and iron overload -- Investigation of megaloblastic anaemia-cobalamin, folate, and metabolite status -- Laboratory methods used in the investigation of the haemolytic anaemias -- Investigation of the hereditary haemolytic anaemias: membrane and enzyme abnormalities -- Acquired haemolytic anaemias -- Investigation of abnormal haemoglobins and thalassaemia -- Erythrocyte and leucocyte cytochemistry -- Immunophenotyping -- Diagnostic radioisotopes in haematology -- Investigation of haemostasis -- Investigation of a thrombotic tendency -- Laboratory control of anticoagulant, thrombolytic, and antiplatelet therapy -- Blood cell antigens and antibodies: erythrocytes, platelets, and granulocytes -- Laboratory aspects of blood transfusion -- Molecular and cytogenetic analysis -- Miscellaneous tests -- Approach to the diagnosis and classification of blood diseases -- Laboratory organization and management -- Laboratory safety -- Quality assurance -- Haematology in under-resourced laboratories -- Appendices.