Clinical hematology : theory and procedures / Mary L. Turgeon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to hematology -- Principles of blood collection -- Molecular genetics and cellular morphology -- Hematopoiesis: bone marrow and blood -- Normal erythrocyte lifecycle and physiology -- Erythrocyte morphology and inclusions -- Classification and laboratory assessment of anemias -- Acute and chronic blood loss anemias -- Aplastic and related anemias -- Hypochromic anemias and disorders of iron -- - Megaloblastic anemias -- Hemolytic anemias -- The hemoglobinopathies -- Leukocytes: the granulocytic and monocytic series -- Leukocytes: nonmalignant disorders of granulocytes and monocytes -- Leukocytes: lymphocytes and plasma cells -- Leukocytes: lymphocytes and plasma cells -- Characteristics of leukemias and lymphomas -- Acute leukemias -- Malignant lymphoid and monocytic disorders and plasma cell dyscrasias -- Chronic myeloproliferative disorders -- Myelodysplastic syndromes -- Principles of hemostasis and thrombosis -- Disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis -- Body fluid analysis -- Manual procedures in hematology -- Instrumentation in hematology.