TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, APHERESIS, AND HEMOSTASIS. REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CASE STUDIES

Dedication
About the Editors
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Pre-Test
2. Statistics and General Principles of Laboratory Management
3. Quality Assurance and Regulatory Issues
4. Blood Donation and Collection
5. Blood Component Preparation and Storage
6. Blood Group Antigens and Antibodies
7. Pre-Transfusion Testing
8. Adult Transfusion - Principles and Practice
9. Patient Blood Management
10. Perinatal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Transfusion – Principles and Practice
11. Infectious Complications of Blood Transfusion
12. Non-Infectious Risks of Transfusion
13. Hemostasis and Thrombosis—Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment
14. Therapeutic and Donor Apheresis
15. Special Clinical Scenarios in Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis
16. Clinical Histocompatibility Testing
17. Cellular Therapy
18. Human Tissue Banking and Hospital-Based Surgical Tissue Management
19. Informatics for Transfusion Medicine
20. Practical Calculations in Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis, and Hemostasis
21. Data Interpretation in Transfusion Medicine
22. Post-Test

• Uses a clear case study format with concise bullet points, essential tables, and further Reading lists
• Includes 30-50 questions in each chapter, derived from real clinical cases seen in daily practice
• Prepares readers for the clinical pathology board exam and the transfusion medicine subspecialty exam
• Exposes readers to common and rare clinical scenarios to help them practice evidence-based and cost effective medicine in daily clinical settings

Authors
• Huy P. Pham, MD, MPH, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA.
• Lance A. Williams, III, MD, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA