Transfusion Medicine Made Easy For Students of Biomedical Science, Allied Medical Sciences and Medicine
Osaro Erhabor and Teddy Charles Adias
InTeOp | 2012 | ISBN: 9535105237 9789535105237 | 312 pages

This basic text is intended to optimise the training and practice of transfusion medicine in developing countries particularly in sub- Saharan Africa. It is aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of allied medical and medical students, and other healthcare professionals involved in blood transfusion, empowering them to offer the best possible blood transfusion services to their patients.

This book is suitable not only for allied medical and medical students preparing for their examination in transfusion medicine but also for postgraduates preparing for examination in general medicine, haematology and transfusion science.

Contents
Acknowledgements
1. History of Blood Transfusion
2. Antigen and Antibody
3. Blood Group Systems and ABO groups
4. Anticoagulation and Preservation in Transfusion
5. Blood Donation Testing
6. Apheresis Principle and Practice
7. Blood Component Preparation
8. Challenges of Blood Transfusion in Africa
9. Blood Donation and Donor Types
10. Advantages of Autologous Blood over Allogeneic Blood
11. Transfusion Transmissible Infectious Diseases
12. Complications of Blood Transfusion
13. Investigation of Blood Transfusion Reactions
14. Compatibility Testing
15. Red Blood Cells Alloimmunisation
16. HDFN and Management of Rh Negative Pregnancies
17. Transfusion Alternatives and Exemplary Stewardship in the Management of Blood and Blood Product
18. Blood Components Therapy
19. Management of Major Haemorrhage
20. Storage Conditions, Shelf Life Indication and Mode of Transfusion
22. Fractionated Plasma Products
23. Rhesus Blood Group System
24. Lewis Blood Group System
25. MNS Blood Group System
26. Kell Blood Group System
27. Duffy Blood Group System
28. Kidd Blood Group System
29. Bg Antibodies
32. Lutheran Blood Group System
33. Minor Blood Group Systems
34. Complement
35. The Antiglobulin Test
36. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
37. Principle of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Its Application in Transfusion
38. Quality Issues in Transfusion Medicine
39. Management Review Meetings in the Transfusion Laboratory
40. Standard Operating Procedure
41. Incident Reporting Procedure in Transfusion
42. Laboratory Techniques and Transfusion Sample Requirements
43. Principle of Informed Consent in Transfusion Medicine
44. Stem Cell Transplantation
45. Alkaline Denaturation Test

"Hematological Complications in Obstetrics, Pregnancy, and Gynecology"
Rodger L. Bick, Eugene P. Frenkel, William F. Baker, Ravi Sarode
English | 2006-05-15 | ISBN: 052183953X | 619 pages

There are many hematological complications associated with obstetrics, pregnancy and gynecology, and unfortunately, they often lead to significant morbidity or mortality for both mother and child. As the first comprehensive reference on all aspects of hematological complications of obstetrics, pregnancy and gynecology this book will be a valuable resource to hematologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, reproductive medicine specialists, internists, anesthesiologists and others. The chapters are written by acknowledged experts in the field, and for each condition covered the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical and laboratory diagnosis and management are discussed where appropriate.

Douglas C. Tkachuk, Jan V. Hirschmann

Wintrobe's Atlas of Clinical Hematology
English | ISBN: 0781770238 | 2006-11-15 | 368 pages

Featuring over 400 brilliantly sharp, high-resolution diagnostic digital photomicrographs combined with concise, clinically oriented text, this full-color atlas is a comprehensive pictorial guide to diagnostic hematology. Tied to the classic and world-renowned textbook Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, this brand-new atlas enables physicians to see and readily comprehend diseased tissues and understand the complex assays routinely used in the care of patients with hematologic diseases.

Bruce D. Spiess, Richard K. Spence, Aryeh Shander
Perioperative Transfusion Medicine (2nd edition)
Published: 2005-12-14 | ISBN: 0781737559 | 750 pages

Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive, current reference on perioperative transfusion medicine and coagulation. It provides complete information on all current blood products and transfusion risks, transfusion and coagulation issues during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods, and specific concerns in each surgical subspecialty. Eighteen new chapters in this edition cover blood shortages, economic concerns, emergency needs, virus transmission, parasitic and septic risks, immunosuppression risks, non-infectious risks, production and storage issues, hemoglobin-based oxygen-carrying solutions, perfluorocarbon-based oxygen-carrying solutions, preoperative plateletphoresis, volume resuscitation, antifibrinolytics, aprotinin, DDAVP, platelet inhibitors, burn patients, and post-surgical stress response.

"Leukemia" ed. by Margarita Guenova and Gueorgui Balatzenko
InTeOpP | 2013 | ISBN: 9535111276 9789535111276 | 252 pages

The objective of this book is to provide the specialists involved in the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic leukemias with a comprehensive and concise information on some important theoretical and practical issues of the biology and clinical presentation, the diagnosis, treatment and follow up of patients with leukemias.

Contents
Preface
1 Genetics of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
2 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children
3 Acute Leukemia Clinical Presentation
4 Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemias
5 Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Immunomodulatory and Epigenetic Drugs
6 Minimal Residual Disease and Leukemic Stem Cells in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
7 Modern Therapy of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia