Main description:

Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis: Clinical and Laboratory Aspects, Third Edition, is the only pocket-sized, quick reference for pathology and transfusion medicine residents and fellows. It covers all topics in transfusion medicine and clinical and laboratory-based coagulation. Chapters are organized by multiple hierarchical headings and are supplemented with up to 10 suggested reading citations. This single handbook covers all the topics required to meet the goals of a major program in transfusion medicine and clinical coagulation. Changes to this edition include the latest AABB standards and new chapters focused on a wider range of specific populations requiring blood and related products.

Coverage includes essential updates on peripheral blood and bone marrow hematopoietic progenitor cells, as well as cord blood banking and regenerative medicine. The authors also examine advances in therapeutic apheresis and new cellular therapies.

Contents:

Part I: Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine 1. Blood Banking 2. Donation Process 3. Component Manufacturing 4. Donor Testing 5. Transfusion Medicine 6. Testing; Antigens 7. Blood Products 8. Product Modifications 9. Specific Clinical Settings 10. Transfusion Reactions 11. Therapeutic Apheresis and Phlebotomy 12. Cellular Therapy and Tissue Banking

Part II: Hemostasis Clinical Coagulation 13. Neonatal Thrombocytopenia 14. Inherited Platelet Function Disorders 15. Immune Thrombocytopenia 16. Immune Medicated Coagulopathies 17. Congenital Bleeding Disorders 18. Acquired Bleeding Disorders 19. Laboratory Testing of Coagulation 20. Screening Tests 21. Laboratory Assessment of Coagulation Disorders 22. Tests for Hypercoagulable State 23. Laboratory Support of Anticoagulation