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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.39
EAN: 9780443066481
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0443066485
Label: Churchill Livingstone
Manufacturer: Churchill Livingstone
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: December 17, 2004
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Studio: Churchill Livingstone




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Revised and updated throughout, the 2nd Edition offers a concise, clinically focused, and practical approach to the diagnosis and management of the full range of issues in transfusion and blood banking. Jeffrey McCullough, MD, a national leader in the field, reviews the most common disorders involving red blood cells, white blood cells, and hemostasis, and examines each disease state with discussions of underlying pathophysiology, clinical features, up-to-date lab tests, and current management strategies.

  • Presents the practice-proven experience of a leader in the field of pathology and hematology.
  • Includes chapter summaries throughout for quick access to key guidance.
  • Offers complete, quick access guidance on the full range of topics in blood bank and transfusion-from blood collection and storage...to testing and transfusing blood components...to cellular engineering.


  • Discusses the latest developments, including HP growth factors and cellular engineering.
  • Features a wealth of new illustrations and line drawings.




Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Wonderful book--should be required reading
There is an enormous amount of info packed into this relatively small and easy to read paperback!!! Now in its second edition (fortunate, because my first edition text is pretty well worn from use & study), this book gets slightly larger but still should be required reading for any path resident while on the TransMed service----you can easily get through it in a month. I also found it a fantastic resource when studying for transmed boards (although that's been a numer of years ago for me). At the ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Really, Really, REALLY Good!
This book, like the first edition, is a truly excellent review of basic concepts in Transfusion Medicine, with enough advanced concepts and details to satisfy pathology residents studying for board exams. Dr. McCullough has gone out of his way to produce a book that is as current as can be, reads easily, and is just plain stuffed full of practical and theoretical information! An added bonus is that since Dr. McCullough (a former editor of the journal TRANSFUSION) authored all but one of the chapters, ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An Outstanding Review of Transfusion Medicine!
This book is a clear and concise review of the major, and in some cases not so major, areas of transfusion medicine. It is well written with a very clear style. The content coverage is superb and the appropriate references are given allowing one to track concepts back to their source.

Other books offer more in-depth review of the individual topics discussed but this book does the best job of evenly covering the major topics at a level appropriate for residents, fellows, and physicians interested ... Read More







 






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