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020			_a9781119367734
041			_aEnglish
080			_aWH101 BAI
100			_aBain, Barbara J.
245			_aA beginner's guide to blood cells
250			_a3rd ed
260			_aChichester _bWiley-Blackwell
500			_aMonograph
500			_a151p
505			_aPreface vii Abbreviations viii 1 The Blood Film and Count 1 2 Assessing Red Cells 29 3 Assessing White Cells and Platelets 45 Assessing white cell and platelet numbers 45 Assessing neutrophil morphology 46 Assessing lymphocyte morphology 51 4 Haematological Findings in Health and Disease 55 The blood film and count in healthy individuals 55 Abnormalities of red cells 56 5 Emergency Morphology: The Relevance of the Full Blood Count and Blood Film in Acute Illness 97 Thrombocytopenia 97 6 Self ]assessment 125 Index 143 
520			_aThe third edition of this popular pocket book, A Beginner s Guide to Blood Cells written by Professor Barbara Bain, provides a concise introduction to normal and abnormal blood cells and blood counts for trainees in haematology. * Includes a brand new chapter on emergency morphology, designed to make the clinical significance and urgency of certain laboratory findings clear for biomedical scientists and to assist trainee haematologists in the recognition of major clinically important abnormalities * Contains exceptional full colour images throughout * Introduces important basic concepts of hematology, setting haematological findings in a clinical context * Provides a fully updated self-assessment section * An essential resource for trainee haematologists, biomedical scientists, and biomedical science and medical students 
650			_aHaematology
650			_aClinical &amp
650			_ainternal medicine _96654
999			_c98203 _d98203