Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations

1. Content of the blood
2. Haemopoiesis
3. Anaemia
4. Disorders of iron metabolism
5. Megaloblastic anaemias
6. Inherited disorders of haemoglobin
7. Disorders of red cell survival
8. Disorders of red cell metabolism
9. Non-malignant leucocyte disorders
10. Haematological malignancies
11. Acute leukaemias
12. Chronic leukaemias
13. The myelodysplastic syndromes
14. The chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms
15. The lymphomas
16. Myeloma and related disorders
17. Bone marrow failure
18. Overview of haemostasis
19. Bleeding disorders
20. Thrombotic disorders

Answers to self-assessment questions
Index

Preface Abbreviations 1. Content of the blood 2. Haemopoiesis 3. Anaemia 4. Disorders of iron metabolism 5. Megaloblastic anaemias 6. Inherited disorders of haemoglobin 7. Disorders of red cell survival 8. Disorders of red cell metabolism 9. Non-malignant leucocyte disorders 10. Haematological malignancies 11. Acute leukaemias 12. Chronic leukaemias 13. The myelodysplastic syndromes 14. The chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms 15. The lymphomas 16. Myeloma and related disorders 17. Bone marrow failure 18. Overview of haemostasis 19. Bleeding disorders 20. Thrombotic disorders Answers to self-assessment questions Index