cover image - Crash Course Haematology and Immunology, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780443249969
Copyright: 2026
Page Count: 223
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $40.99

Crash Course Haematology and Immunology, 6th Edition

by Priya Sriskandarajah, Ioanna Lazana, Maheen Ahsan and Michael Lim

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cover image - Crash Course Haematology and Immunology, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780443249969
Copyright: 2026
Page Count: 223
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $40.99
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  • 1 Principles of haematology
    Principles
    Blood
    Blood cells
    Haematopoiesis
    Bone marrow
    The spleen
    Lymphadenopathy

    2 Red blood cells and haemoglobin
    Erythrocytes
    Erythropoiesis
    Haemoglobin
    Myoglobin
    Iron and haem metabolism
    Haemoglobin metabolism
    Red cell cytoskeleton
    Red cell metabolism
    Methaemoglobinaemia
    Full blood count and reticulocyte count
    Peripheral blood film

    3 Red blood cell disorders
    Anaemia
    Anaemia secondary to haematinic deficiency
    Anaemia of chronic disease
    Anaemia due to blood loss
    Microcytic anaemia: other causes
    Haemolytic anaemia
    Antibody-mediated haemolysis
    Intrinsic red cell defects causing haemolysis
    Other causes of haemolysis
    Haemoglobinopathies
    Electrophoresis: investigation of haemoglobinopathies
    Marrow defects causing anaemia
    Polycythaemia

    4 White blood cells
    Leucocyte structure
    Leucocyte differentiation
    Left and right shift
    White count differential
    Leucocytosis
    Leucopoeni

    5 Haematological malignancies
    Introduction
    Myeloproliferative neoplasms
    Myelodysplastic syndromes
    Leukaemias
    Acute leukaemias
    Chronic leukaemias
    Malignant lymphomas
    Age-specific haematological malignancy risk
    Plasma cell dyscrasias
    Investigations in haematological malignancy
    Chemotherapy and targeted treatments

    6 Haemostasis
    Introduction
    Platelets
    Antiplatelet drugs
    Platelet disorders
    The coagulation cascade
    Traditional pathways
    Currently accepted pathway
    Regulation of coagulation
    Fibrinolysis
    Overview of haemostasis
    Coagulation assays
    Clotting factor disorders
    Hereditary factor deficiencies
    Thrombosis
    Secondary (acquired) thrombophilias
    Primary (hereditary) thrombophilias
    Venous thromboembolism
    Anticoagulation
    Thromboprophylaxis
    Therapeutic thrombolysis

    7 Blood transfusion
    Introduction
    Red cell antigens
    The ABO blood group system
    Rh blood group system
    Other red cell antigens
    Red cell transfusions
    Alternatives to red cell transfusions
    Other transfusion products
    Transfusion reactions
    Major haemorrhage

    8 Principles of immunology
    An introduction to immunology

    9 The innate immune system
    Barriers to infection
    Cells of innate immunity
    Soluble proteins
    Innate immune system pattern recognition molecules

    10 The adaptive immune system
    The immunoglobulin domain
    Generation of antigen receptor diversity
    Humoral immunity
    Cell-mediated immunity
    Tolerance

    11 The functioning immune system
    Response to tissue damage
    Immune response to pathogens

    12 Immune dysfunction
    Hypersensitivity
    Type I hypersensitivity (immediate hypersensitivity)
    Type II hypersensitivity
    Type III hypersensitivity (immune complex)
    Type IV hypersensitivity (delayed-type hypersensitivity)
    Immune system disorders (instead of ‘development of hypersensitivity’)
    Examples of autoimmune diseases
    Immune deficiency
    Investigation of a patient with possible immune deficiency

    13 Medical intervention
    Immunization
    Transplantation
    Medications used for the prevention of immune rejection
    Cancer immunotherapy

    Self-Assessment
    MLA High Yield Association Table
    MLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
    MLA SBA Answers
    Short Cases
    Glossary
    Index
  • Priya Sriskandarajah, Ioanna Lazana, Maheen Ahsan and Michael Lim
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