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Hematology in Practice
By
Betty Ciesla, MS, MT(ASCP)SH, Faculty, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, and Assistant Professor, Villa Julie, Stevensonville, MD.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1526-7
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1526-4
348 pp.
225 ill.
Four color..
Hard cover.
©2007
Available now.
$69.95
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An Instructor’s Resource Disk () - which includes a Brownstone test generator, a PowerPoint presentation, and an image bank - is available to adopters.
This innovative new text provides students with an understanding of hematology in the context of practical laboratory practice and principles. Author Betty Ciesla, an educator of both MLT and MT students, has infused this text with her visually descriptive language to guide the reader to mastery of this sometimes daunting subject matter. Foundational information is clearly presented, allowing students to expand their knowledge base once they understand these concepts.
Hematology in Practice was reviewed and approved by students and educators, and will fully engage your students while guiding them to learn, master, and then apply the critical concepts that make hematology an exciting visual science.
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- Special "Troubleshooting: What do you do when…." sections remind students they are not just generating numerical values, but values related to patient conditions
- "Word Key" highlights and defines key medical terminology that may be unfamiliar to students
- Unique visual language gently leads the student through simple and complex topics
- Case studies illustrate the key principles of each concept in the
- Chapters and encourage practical critical thinking
- End-of-
- Chapter summaries and review questions provide students with valuable study tools
- Student reviewed to ensure that the information and language were presented at an user-friendly level
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Part I: BASIC HEMATOLOGY PRINCIPLES
- Introduction to Hematology and Basic Laboratory Practice
- From Hematopoiesis to the Complete Blood Count
- Red Blood Cell Production, Function and Relevant Red Cell Morphology
- Hemoglobin Function and Principles of Hemolysis
Part II: RED CELL DISORDERS
- The Microcytic Anemias
- The Macrocytic Anemias
- Normochromic Anemias. Biochemical and Membrane Disorders and Miscellaneous Red Cell Disorders
- The Normochromic Anemias due to Hemoglobinopathies
Part III: WHITE CELL DISORDERS
- Leukopoiesis and Leukopoietic Function
- Abnormalities of White Cells. Quantitative, Qualitative, and the Lipid Storage Diseases
- Acute Leukemias
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Related Plasma Cell Disorders
- The Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Part IV: HEMOSTASIS AND DISORDERS OF COAGULATION
- Overview of Hemostasis and Platelet Physiology
- Quantitative and Qualitative Platelet Disorders
- Defects of Plasma Clotting Factors
- Fibrinogen, Thrombin, and the Fibrinolytic System
- Introduction to Thrombosis and Anticoagulant Therapy
Part V: LAB PROCEDURES
- Basic Procedures in a Hematology Laboratory
Answers to Chapter Review Questions
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