Crash Course Haematology and Immunology, 5th Edition

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Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 20 years, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated – with an improved full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result are books which exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. 

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of haematology and immunology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

• Provides the exam syllabus in one place - saves valuable revision time
• Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
• Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
• Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
• Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

·  1: Principles of haematology

·  Principles

·  Blood

·  Blood cells

·  Haematopoiesis

·  Bone marrow

·  The spleen

·  Lymphadenopathy

·  2: Red blood cells and haemoglobin

·  Erythrocytes

·  Erythropoiesis

·  Haemoglobin

·  Myoglobin

·  Iron and haem metabolism

·  Haemoglobin metabolism

·  Red cell cytoskeleton

·  Red cell metabolism

·  Methaemoglobinaemia

·  Full blood count and reticulocyte count

·  Peripheral blood film

·  3: Red blood cell disorders

·  Anaemia

·  Anaemia secondary to haematinic deficiency

·  Anaemia of chronic disease

·  Anaemia due to blood loss

·  Microcytic anaemia: other causes

·  Haemolytic anaemia

·  Antibody-mediated haemolysis

·  Intrinsic red cell defects causing haemolysis

·  Other causes of haemolysis

·  Haemoglobinopathies

·  Electrophoresis: investigation of haemoglobinopathies

·  Marrow defects causing anaemia

·  Polycythaemia

·  4: White blood cells

·  Leucocyte structure

·  Leucocyte differentiation

·  Left and right shift

·  White count differential

·  Leucocytosis

·  Leucopenia

·  5: Haematological malignancies

·  Introduction

·  Myeloproliferative neoplasms

·  Myelodysplastic syndromes

·  Leukaemias

·  Acute leukaemias

·  Chronic leukaemias

·  Malignant lymphomas

·  Age-specific haematological malignancy risk

·  Plasma cell dyscrasi as

·  Investigations in haematological malignancy

·  Chemotherapy and targeted treatments

·  6: Haemostasis

·  Introduction

·  Platelets

·  Antiplatelet drugs

·  Platelet disorders

·  The coagulation cascade

·  Traditional pathways

·  Currently accepted pathway

·  Regulation of coagulation

·  Fibrinolysis

·  Overview of haemostasis

·  Coagulation assays

·  Clotting factor disorders

·  Hereditary factor deficiencies

·  Thrombosis

·  Secondary (acquired) thrombophilias

·  Primary (hereditary) thrombophilias

·  Venous thromboembolism

·  Anticoagulation

·  Thromboprophylaxis

·  Therapeutic fibrinolysis

·  7: Transfusion products

·  Introduction

·  Red cell antigens

·  The ABO antigen system

·  The Rh antigen (previously termed ‘rhesus antigen’) system

·  Other red cell antigens

·  Red cell transfusions

·  Alternatives to red cell transfusions

·  Other transfusion products

·  Transfusion complications

·  Massive haemorrhage

·  8: Principles of immunology

·  An introduction to immunology

·  9: The innate immune system

·  Barriers to infection

·  Cells of innate immunity

·  Soluble proteins

·  Innate immune system pattern recognition molecules

·  10: The adaptive immune system

·  The immunoglobulin domain

·  Generation of antigen receptor diversity

·  Humoral immunity

·  Cell-mediated immunity

·  Tolerance

·  11: The functioning immune system

·  Response to tissue damage

·  Immune response to pathogens

·  12: Immune dysfunction

·  Hypersensitivity

·  Type I hypersensitivity (immediate hypersensitivity)

·  Type II hypersensitivity

·  Type III hypersensitivity (immune complex)

·  Type IV hypersensitivity (delayed-type hypersensitivity)

·  Development of hypersensitivity

·  Immune deficiency

·  Investigation of immune function

·  13: Medical intervention

·  Immunization

·  Transplantation

·  Antiinflammatory drugs

·  Advanced immunotherapy

·  Single best answer (SBA) questions

·  Chapter 1  Principles of haematology

·  Chapter 2  Red Blood cells and haemoglobin

·  Chapter 3  Red blood cell disorders

·  Chapter 4  White blood cells

·  Chapter 5  Haematological malignancies

·  Chapter 6  Haemostasis

·  Chapter 7  Transfusion products

·  Chapter 9  The innate immune system

·  Chapter 10  The adaptive immune system

·  Chapter 11  The functioning immune system

·  Chapter 12  Immune dysfunction

·  Chapter 13  Medical intervention

·  Extended-matching questions (EMQs)

·  Chapter 1  Principles of haematology

·  Chapter 2  Red Blood cells and haemoglobin

·  Chapter 3  Red blood cell disorders

·  Chapter 5  Haematological malignancies

·  Chapter 6  Haemostasis

·  Chapter 7  Transfusion products

·  Chapter 9  The innate immune system

·  Chapter 10  The adaptive immune system

·  Chapter 11  The functioning immune system

·  Chapter 12  Immune dysfunction

·  Chapter 13  Medical intervention

·  SBA answers

·  Chapter 1  Principles of haematology

·  Chapter 2  Red Blood cells and haemoglobin

·  Chapter 3  Red blood cell disorders

·  Chapter 4  White blood cells

·  Chapter 5  Haematological malignancies

·  Chapter 6  Haemostasis

·  Chapter 7  Transfusion products

·  Chapter 9  The innate immune system

·  Chapter 10  The adaptive immune system

·  Chapter 11  The functioning immune system

·  Chapter 12  Immune dysfunction

·  Chapter 13  Medical intervention

·  EMQ answers

·  Chapter 1  Principles of haematology

·  Chapter 2  Red Blood cells and haemoglobin

·  Chapter 3  Red blood cell disorders

·  Chapter 5  Haematological malignancies

·  Chapter 6  Haemostasis

·  Chapter 7  Transfusion products

·  Chapter 9  The innate immune system

·  Chapter 10  The adaptive immune system

·  Chapter 11  The functioning immune system

·  Chapter 12  Immune dysfunction

·  Chapter 13  Medical intervention