Haematology

HAEMATOLOGY

Haematology Biomedical scientists are the foundation of modern healthcare, from cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for surgery to food poisoning and infection control. Without biomedical scientists, the diagnosis of disease, the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment, and research into the causes and cures of disease would not be possible. The Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series is written to reflect the challenges of practicing biomedical science today. It draws together essential basic science with insights into laboratory practice to show how an understanding of the biology of disease is coupled to the analytical approaches that lead to diagnosis. Assuming only a minimum of prior knowledge, the series reviews the full range of disciplines to which a Biomedical Scientist may be exposed - from microbiology to cytopathology to transfusion science. Alongside volumes exploring specific biomedical themes and related laboratory diagnosis, an overarching Biomedical Science Practice volume gives a grounding in the professional and experimental skills with which any Biomedical Scientist must be equipped.  

CONTENTS

1. Introduction to Haematology
2. Major Haematology Parameters and Basic Techniques
3. Haemopoiesis and the bone marrow
4. The Physiology of the Red Blood Cell
5. The Pathology of the Red Blood Cell: Part 1
6. The Pathology of the Red Blood Cell: Part 2
7. Blood-borne parasites
8. White Blood Cells in Health and Disease
9. An Introduction to Haematological Malignancies
10. The Laboratory Investigation of Haematological Malignancies
11. An Introduction to Classification Systems: Myeloid neoplasms
12. An Introduction to Classification Systems: Lymphoid neoplasms
13. Normal haemostasis
14. 14 Bleeding disorders and their laboratory investigation
15. Thrombophilia
16. Haemostasis and anticoagulation


AUTHOR INFORMATION

Dr. Gary Moore is Consultant Biomedical Scientist in the Haemostasis Laboratories of the Centre for Haemostasis & Thrombosis, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Gary is a visiting lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. He has been a member of the IBMS Haematology Scientific Advisory Panel since early 2002, and has been IBMS Chief Examiner in Haematology since mid 2005 having been Deputy Chief Examiner from early 2004.