A Guide to Hematology is a valuable, hands-on, laboratory manual for the practitioner and technician. It provides step-by-step guidelines for the collection and processing of blood samples and interpretation of the hemogram. It also serves as a guide to patient assessment and treatment planning for all common hematological disorders and diseases in
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Alan H. Rebar, Peter S. MacWilliams, Bernard Feldman, Fred Metzger, Roy Pollock, John Roche
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Contents1 How to use this Guide2 Hematology in PracticeIndications for HematologyIn-Clinic Versus Outside LaboratoryCommunicating the Need for HematologyCommunicating the ResultsThe Economics of Laboratory Testing3 Laboratory Methods In HematologyBlood CollectionHandling the SampleBlood FilmsStainingCommon Artifacts/IssuesSample EvaluationMorphological AssessmentQuantitative MethodsPacked Cell VolumeTotal Plasma ProteinHemoglobin ConcentrationManual Cell CountsAutomated Cell Counters4 ErythrocytesOverviewProductionDestructionFunctionPhysiologyMorphologyNormal Morphology: DogNormal Morphology: CatMorphology in DiseaseArtifactsQuantityAnemiaRegenerative AnemiaNon-Regenerative AnemiaPolycythemia5 NeutrophilsOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityNeutropeniaNeutrophiliaMorphologyNormalIn Disease6 EosinophilsOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityEosinopeniaEosinophiliaMorphology7 BasophilsOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityBasopeniaBasophiliaMorphology8 MonocytesOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityMorphologyNormalIn Disease9 LymphocytesOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityLymphopeniaLymphocytosisMorphologyNormalActivated (Antigen-Stimulated) LymphocytesAtypical Lymphocytes10 PlateletsOverviewLaboratory Evaluation of PlateletsMorphologyNormal Morphology: DogNormal Morphology: CatAbnormal Morphology: DogAbnormal Morphology: CatQuantityNormalDecreased Platelet count (Thrombocytopenia)Clinical Sig