Table of Contents

1. Overview of Phsyiology of Blood 2. Anaemias - Diagnosis of Anaemias, Anaemias due to impaired red cell production, aneamias due to excessive red cell destruction 3. Disorders of White Blood Cells -Acute Leukaemias, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Chronic Myeloproliferative disorders. Chronic lumphoid leukaemias, Plasma cell dyscrasias, Quantitative and qualitative disorders of leucocytes 4. Disorders of haemostasis - approach to the diagnosis of bleeding disorders, bleeding disorders caused by abnormalities of platelets, inherited disorders of coagulation, acquired disorders of coagulation 5. Blood Transfusion - blood group systems, seoligic and microbiologic techniques, collection of donor blood, processing and storage, whole blood, blood components and blood derivatives, transfusion of blood to the recipient, adverse effects of transfusion 6. Blood parasites

About the Author

Shirish M Kawthalkar MD PathologY