Hematology

Now in its second edition, Hematology Board Review has been thoroughly revised and updated to contain the latest information that fellows and clinicians need to successfully prepare for the Hematology Certification Exam administered by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The new edition now contains even more high yield board study content and review questions.

For the hematology-oncology fellow, hematologist, medical oncologist, or internist looking to review a given disease or blueprint category prior to their examination, this extremely practical study guide provides the pertinent points of emphasis that are often highlighted on the exam. Chapters on blood disorders and disease sites cover epidemiology, etiology and risk factors, staging, signs and symptoms, diagnostic criteria, indications for treatment, prognostic factors, treatment recommendations, and special considerations. Clinical pearls on other major subspecialty areas found on the exam include hematologic emergencies and supportive care, transfusion medicine, stem cell biology and hematopoiesis, cellular therapy, management of hematologic disease, complications after cellular therapy, and biostatistics. With 240 practice questions, detailed rationales, and a convenient print + digital package, Hematology Board Review gives you the tools to study your way and the confidence to pass the first time!

Key Features:

• Aligns with the latest Hematology Certification Exam ABIM blueprint

• Provides a comprehensive yet concise review of all hematologic malignancies, blood disorders, transfusion medicine, cellular therapy, standard treatment regimens, and biostatistics

• Revised to include new treatment recommendations and FDA approvals

• Includes end-of-chapter assessment questions with detailed rationales – a total of 240 questions

The all-new Equine Hematology, Cytology, and Clinical Chemistry draws on hematology and clinical chemistry information featured in the first edition of Equine Clinical Pathology and adds valuable cytopathology material from Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Horse, making it a truly definitive reference to clinical pathology in equids. Thoroughly updated and expanded throughout, this Second Edition offers more images, more information, and new knowledge for previous chapters and entirely new chapters on bone marrow evaluation and cytopathology. 

Designed to present clear, concise, and clinically relevant information, the book is logically organized for easy reference. Numerous figures, tables and images support the text, together with summarized information for ease of use. 

• Offers a focus on clinical pathology in the horse, with in-depth information on hematology, clinical chemistry, and cytopathology in equids
• Presents equine disease from a systems-based, clinicopathological perspective
• Features hundreds of high-quality images
• Includes contributions from veterinary specialists with expert knowledge of clinical pathology 

A must-have purchase for anyone using hematology, clinical chemistry, and cytology in equine patients, Equine Hematology, Cytology, and Clinical Chemistry, 2nd Edition is a valuable resource for equine practitioners, clinical pathologists and residents, and veterinary students.

Get the expert guidance you need to offer your patients the best possible outcomes with Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice, 7th Edition. This thoroughly up-to-date text contains both unparalleled scientific content and must-know clinical guidance, so you can enhance your problem-solving skills and make optimal use of the newest diagnostic techniques and therapeutic options in this fast-changing field.

• Delivers state-of-the-art information and guidance from editors and global contributors who are at the forefront of their respective subspecialty areas.

• Features sweeping content updates throughout, including basic science research which serves as a foundation for modern hematology, recent advances in stem cell transplantation, clinical advances in the treatment of each of the hematologic malignancies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, molecular diagnostics, transfusion medicine, and much more.

• Includes several new chapters including Epigenetics and Epigenomics, Stem Cell Model of Hematologic Diseases, Multiple Myeloma, IND Enabling Processes for Cell-Based Therapies, and Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Hematologic Malignancies.

• New Virtual Microscope with the ability to zoom in on high-quality digital hematopathology slides and frequent content updates accessible anywhere, any time on your favorite digital device.

• Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

The landmark text that has guided generations of hematologists and related practitioners―updated with the latest research findings and improved format and presentation

Long revered for its comprehensiveness and extraordinary depth of detail, Williams Hematology provides essential coverage of the origins, pathophysiological mechanisms, and management of benign and malignant disorders of blood and marrow cells and coagulation proteins. The text contains a wealth of basic science and translational pathophysiology for optimal, lifelong learning. Experts in research and clinical hematology, the editors are known worldwide for their contributions to the field.

This new edition contains everything that has made Williams Hematology the go-to resource for decades and has been updated with new chapters and critical new research into the molecular mechanisms responsible for hematological disorders and the impact on diagnosis and treatment. And the new format enables you to access each chapter via content modules covering key topics, with summaries, infographics, and cases―all linked to review questions for self-assessment. The full-color presentation integrates images of blood and tissue findings where they are cited in the text.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• Updated and revised content reflecting the latest research and developments

• Convenient format that streamlines the learning process and improves retention

• Additional chapters added on:

  Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

  Immune Cell Therapy: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy

  Immune Cell Therapy Dendritic Cell and Natural Killer Cell Therapy

  The processes of cell death and survival

  Application of Big Data and Deep Learning in Hematology

• Williams Hematology Cases with multiple-choice questions including detailed explanations—perfect preparation for the boards

• Continuously updated online content with comprehensive drug therapy database and other resources

Provides coverage of the pathogenesis, clinical, morphologic, molecular and investigational aspects of a full range of blood disorders seen in daily practice

The revised fifth edition of this renowned atlas presents readers with a comprehensive, visual guide to clinical hematology, featuring 2700 full-color photographs and figures depicting the spectrum of hematological diseases. Ranging from photographs of the clinical manifestations and key microscopic findings to diagrams of the molecular aspects of these diseases, the book provides up-to-date information of the blood diseases that clinicians encounter every day.

Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease offers the reader an understanding of normal cell machinery, and of the molecular basis for such processes as DNA and cell replication, RNA species, trafficking and splicing, protein synthesis, transcription factors, growth factor signal transduction, epigenetics, cell differentiation, autophagy, and apoptosis. The text goes on to explore how these processes are disturbed in the various diseases of the bone marrow, blood, and lymphoid systems.

• Helps solve difficult diagnostic challenges and covers complex principles using highly illustrative, full-color images
• Explores all aspects of benign and malignant hematology, including blood transfusion and coagulation with extensive coverage of the pathogenesis of common clinical entities
• Provides a quick and easy reference of key diagnostic issues in a comprehensive yet concise format
• Includes and illustrates the WHO Classification of Hematologic Malignancies
• Illustrates the new knowledge of the molecular basis of inherited and acquired blood diseases

Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease is the must-have resource for both trainee and practising hematologists, and for every department of hematology.

“Substantially updated and now multi-authored so that all aspects of haematology are equally covered, including the newest developments in molecular biology and genomic sequencing”

“There is a surplus of invention in communicating complex problems here and an admirable effort to keep the reader totally up-to-date”

A full-color clinical reference covering both common and uncommon blood disorders—distilled from the world’s leading hematology text

Williams Manual of Hematology, Tenth Edition provides a concise, easy-to-navigate compilation of the pathogenic, diagnostic, and therapeutic essentials of blood cell and coagulation protein disorders. Referenced to the classic Williams Hematology, this portable guide has been carefully edited to deliver only the most clinical point-of-care facts, making differential diagnosis faster, easier, and more efficient. This updated edition reflects the latest research and includes more than 100 full-color clinical photographs.

Concise but comprehensive, this complete guide includes sections on:

• Initial Clinical Evaluation
• Disorders of Red Cells
• Disorders of Granulocytes
• Disorders of Monocytes and Macrophages
• Principles of Therapy for Neoplastic Hematological Disorders
• The Clonal Myeloid Disorders
• The Polyclonal Lymphoid Diseases
• The Clonal Lymphoid and Plasma Cell Diseases
• Disorders of Platelet and Hemostasis
• Disorders of Coagulation Proteins
• Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapy
• Transfusion and Hemapheresis

Learn how to accurately identify cells at the microscope with Clinical Hematology Atlas, 6th Edition. An excellent companion to Rodak’s Hematology: Clinical Principles and Applications, this award-winning atlas offers complete coverage of the basics of hematologic morphology, including examination of the peripheral blood smear, maturation of the blood cell lines, and information on a variety of clinical disorders. Vivid photomicrographs, schematic diagrams, and electron micrographs clearly illustrate hematology from normal cell maturation to the development of various pathologies so you can be certain you’re making accurate conclusions in the lab.

• Schematic diagrams, photomicrographs, and electron micrographs in every chapter visually enhance student understanding of hematologic cellular morphology.
• Compact size, concise text, and spiral binding make it easy to carry and reference this atlas in the laboratory.
• Chapter on normal newborn peripheral blood morphology covers the normal cells found in neonatal blood.
• Chapter on body fluids illustrates the other fluids found in the body besides blood, using images from cytocentrifuged specimens.
• The most common cytochemical stains, along with a summary chart for interpretation, are featured in the leukemia chapters to assist in the classification of both malignant and benign leukoproliferative disorders.
• Chapter featuring morphologic changes after myeloid hematopoietic growth factors is included in the text.
• Morphologic abnormalities coverage in the chapters on erythrocytes and leukocytes, along descriptions of each cell, presents this information in a schematic fashion.
• Appendix with comparison tables of commonly confused cells includes lymphocytes versus neutrophilic myelocytes and monocytes versus reactive lymphoctyes to help students see the subtle differences between them.
• Glossary of hematologic terms at the end of the book provides a quick reference to easily look up definitions.

• NEW! Revised chapters include updates based on extensive reviewer feedback.
• NEW! Updated photos reflect the most up-to-date information and latest advances in the field.

An updated guide to veterinary hematology with expanded coverage on a variety of topics

The revised seventh edition of Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology is updated to provide a comprehensive review of all topics related to disorders of the blood in animals. Designed as a gold-standard reference, this text covers a wide range of species in both confined and free-range populations, reflects the most recent trends in hematology diagnostics, and discusses recent advances in traditional techniques.

Edited and written by an international team of experts in the field, the book represents an accessible yet in-depth resource for information on veterinary hematology. The new edition includes a hemolymphatic tissue section that covers current understanding of basic science and the species-specific hematology section is further expanded from previous editions. New chapters address emerging topics in hematology, and existing chapters have been revised and rearranged to improve readability and simplify access to the material. This seventh edition:

• Updates the most complete reference on veterinary hematology across species
• Contains a new section on basic biology of hemolymphatic tissues
• Expands coverage of species-specific hematology
• Presents new and emerging topics in blood disorders and diagnostic techniques
• Features a reorganized contents list for an integrated, easy to use reference

Written for veterinary clinical pathologists and residents, diagnostic laboratory staff, internists, and specialists, Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference on the topic.

Congratulations on reaching this short, comprehensive, and focused revision note of Haematology. This is the perfect guide designed to get you all set for any exam or clinical rotation in Hematology.

REVISION HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGY is loaded with essential, high yield and clinically optimized information in all areas of Hematology ranging from Hemopoiesis to Anemias, Hemostasis, blood transfusion and Hematological malignancies with exhaustive discussion of all sub-topics under them.

The book is carefully written in a friendly, easily comprehensible and logically sequential manner, using tables and illustrations, that enhances easy understanding.

It simplifies the stepwise approach to accurate diagnosis of Hematological disorders, through history, examination and laboratory investigations.

REVISION HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGY is indeed an amazing revision and reference handbook for residents, primary health care physicians, house officers, medical students, nurses and other health care professionals involved in haematology practices.

This wonderfully and professionally written short book from such a rich background is definitely worth it, kindly “look inside” and get it now.

Timely morphology resource based on ongoing series of morphology updates published in the American Journal of Hematology since 2008

This is the first book of its kind, written by renowned author Professor Barbara J. Bain, featuring a collection of instructive cases with interesting morphological features initially published in the American Journal of Hematology. This new book aims to bring these interesting and instructive cases to a wider readership. This book features updated cases and a “Test Yourself” section to aid in reader comprehension and information retention.

Cases covered in Hematology: 101 Morphology Updates include:

• The significance of irregularly contracted cells and hemighosts in sickle cell disease, and striking dyserythropoiesis in sickle cell anemia following an aplastic crisis
• Prominent Howell-Jolly bodies when megaloblastic anemia develops in a hyposplenic patient, and unusual aspects of G6PD deficiency
• The cause of sudden anemia revealed by the blood film, chorea-acanthocytosis and dysplastic neutrophils in an HIV-positive woman
• Neutrophil dysplasia induced by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and diagnosis of pyrimidine 5′-nucleotidase deficiency suspected from a blood film

Hematology: 101 Morphology Updates is a key resource for consultant hematologists and clinical scientists, trainee hematologists and biomedical scientists. The audience may use this book to solve difficult diagnostic problems or as a source of teaching cases: for both personal learning, including exam revision or solving difficult cases, and as a teaching resource.

• The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time  – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. 

• Fully revised and updated, including discussions of supportive care of children with cancer and psychosocial aspects of care. 

• New chapters on Precision Medicine and Systems Biology; Health Equity and Disparities in Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology; Transfusion Medicine; Neoplastic Hematopathology; Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis; and more. 

• Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.

• Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content. 

• Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime. 

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. 

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.

Clinical Laboratory Hematology, Third Edition, continues its stellar reputation as a comprehensive, yet reader-friendly, resource for all levels of hematology laboratory education, offering a visually engaging design and effective learning features that help students master the content. The text’s teaching and learning package includes an Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint presentation slides, a test bank, image bank, and a companion website with resources for both instructor and students.

Teaching and Learning Experience:

• Designed for both MLT and MLS students, the text provides a beneficial and economical resource for laboratory science programs that offer both levels of instruction and includes a wealth of learning features.
• Each chapter features a consistent format with a striking visual design, making it easy for the reader to find information on each topic.
• Complemented by a variety of ancillary materials designed to help instructors be more efficient and effective and students more successful.

The landmark text that has guided generations of hematologists and related practitioners―updated with the latest research findings and improved format and presentation

Long revered for its comprehensiveness and extraordinary depth of detail, Williams Hematology provides essential coverage of the origins, pathophysiological mechanisms, and management of benign and malignant disorders of blood and marrow cells and coagulation proteins. The text contains a wealth of basic science and translational pathophysiology for optimal, lifelong learning. Experts in research and clinical hematology, the editors are known worldwide for their contributions to the field.

This new edition contains everything that has made Williams Hematology the go-to resource for decades and has been updated with new chapters and critical new research into the molecular mechanisms responsible for hematological disorders and the impact on diagnosis and treatment. And the new format enables you to access each chapter via content modules covering key topics, with summaries, infographics, and cases―all linked to review questions for self-assessment. The full-color presentation integrates images of blood and tissue findings where they are cited in the text. 

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• Updated and revised content reflecting the latest research and developments
• Convenient format that streamlines the learning process and improves retention
• Additional chapters added on:  

  Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

  Immune Cell Therapy: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy

  Immune Cell Therapy Dendritic Cell and Natural Killer Cell Therapy

  The processes of cell death and survival

  Application of Big Data and Deep Learning in Hematology

• Williams Hematology Cases with multiple-choice questions including detailed explanations—perfect preparation for the boards
• Continuously updated online content with comprehensive drug therapy database and other resources

Last updated: 9/28/12, 2/20/13, 4/17/13, 5/7/13

This books provides over 70 pages of review of high yield topics in Hematology often tested on board exams such as the USMLE, COMPLEX, ABSITE, and etc.

You are a medical student, resident, nurse, or other healthcare professional who has been tasked with learning about and reviewing: HEMATOLOGY.

You also need specific multiple choice questions that test your knowledge on this topic and that will help you differentiate this topic from similar topics.

You can find all of that information and more here.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

– Anemia (Microcytic anemia, Anemia of chronic disease, Hemolytic anemia)

– Angiogenesis

– Antithrombin III (Anticoagulant)

– Aspirin

– Bernard Soulier

– Bleeding time

– Coagulopathy

– Coumadin (warfarin)

– Cross match

– DDAVP

– Dipyridamole (Vasodilator)

– Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

– Epinephrine (Vasoconstrictor)

– Extrinsic pathway

– Factor I

– Factor II

– Factor V

– Factor V Leiden

– Factor VII

– Factor VII deficiency

– Factor VIII

– Factor IX
– Factor X

– Factor XI

– Factor XII

– Factor XIII

– Fibrinogen

– Furosemide

– Glanzman’s thrombasthenia

– Hematology/Oncology (Hematologic cancer, multiple myeloma, lymphoma)

– Hemoglobin

– Hemophilia

– Hemophilia A

– Hemophilia B

– Hemophiliac joint

– Heparin (Anticoagulant)

– Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

– Indomethacin

– Intrinsic pathway

– Kallikrein

– Kininogen

– Liver disease / Liver failure

– Lupus anticoagulant

– Plasmin (see thrombolysis…)

– Platelets

– Polycythemia vera

– Prostacyclin (PGI2) (Vasodilator)

– Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) (Vasodilator)

– Prostaglandin G2 (Vasoconstrictor)

– Prostaglandin H2 (Vasoconstrictor)

– Protein C and S (Anticoagulant)

– Prothrombin complex

– Prothrombin time (PT) and Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

– TEG

– Transfusion reactions (Leukocytes)

– Thrombin

– Thrombin time

– Thrombocytopenia

– Thrombolysis and Fibrinolysis (Plasmin, Tissue plasminogen activator)

– Thrombolysis reversal

– Thromboxane A2 (Vasoconstrictor)

– Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)

– Uremia

– Urokinase

– Vitamin K

– Von Willebrand’s disease (Von Willebrand disease)

– Absite Topics

– Most popular books

– Free question bank

This book provides 300 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to hematology, organized into three practice papers. Answers and explanations are provided, along with references to recent journal articles, major textbooks in primary care, and selected web resources. Perfect for medical students studying hematology or preparing for exams.