Lecture Notes: Haematology

Preface, vii
About the companion website, ix
1 An introduction to haematopoiesis, 1
2 Anaemia: General principles, 11
3 Haemolytic anaemias, 27
4 Disorders of globin synthesis, 41
5 Conditions associated with white cell abnormalities, 55
6 Structure and function of lymphoid tissue, 65
7 Lymphomas: General principles, 71
8 Classification of lymphoma, 81
9 Neoplastic disorders of lymphoid cells, 85
10 Plasma cell myeloma and other paraproteinaemias, 97
11 Neoplastic disorders of myeloid cells, 105
12 Bone marrow transplantation, 117
13 Aplastic anaemia and pure red cell aplasia, 125
14 Haemostasis, abnormal bleeding and anticoagulant therapy, 131
15 Blood groups and blood transfusion, 151
16 Cellular and molecular investigations in haematology, 163
Index, 173 v