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Preface | |
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Introduction to Hematology in the Clinical Laboratory | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Primary Responsibility | |
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Professionalism | |
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Measurement in the Laboratory | |
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Terminology | |
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Safety in the Hematology Laboratory | |
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The Collection and Transportation fo Blood Specimens | |
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Stat Requests | |
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Specimen Types | |
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Approach to the Patient | |
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Types of Patients | |
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Reassuring the Patient | |
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The Equipment for Venipuncture | |
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Lancets and Autolets | |
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Needle/Lancet Disposal Units | |
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The Venipuncture | |
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Hemostasis and Coagulation Procedures | |
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Primary Hemostasis | |
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Bleeding Time Tests | |
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Secondary Hemostasis | |
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The Counting of Blood Cells | |
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The Preparation of the Sample for Analysis | |
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The Preparation of the Differential Slide | |
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The White Blood Cell Count | |
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Types of Counting Chambers | |
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The Red Blood Cell Count | |
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The Staining of the WBC Differential or Bone Marrow Slides | |
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Staining the Reticulocyte Smear | |
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Special Staining Procedures | |
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Bone Marrow Examination | |
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Staining Procedures for Cellular Organelles | |
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Peroxidase Reactions | |
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Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction | |
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Acid Phosphatase Stain | |
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Granulocytic and Agranulocytic Leukocytes | |
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Origin of Blood Cells | |
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Origin of the White Cell Lines | |
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The Distinction Between Granulocytes and Agranulocytes | |
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Cell Origins by Cell Line | |
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Primitive Stem Cell | |
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The Myeloid Cell Line | |
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The Monocytic Cell Line | |
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The Pymphocytic Cell Line | |
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The Megakaryocytic Cell Line | |
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Reading the Differential Smear to Identify Cells | |
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Morphologically Abnormal White Cells | |
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The Leukemias and Other Leukocyte Abnormalities | |
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The Marginal and Circulatory Pools | |
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Absolute Concentrations of Leukocytes | |
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Leukemoid Reactions | |
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Neutrophilic Leukemoid Reaction | |
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Lymphocytic Leukemoid Reaction | |
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Techniques Used in Identifying Various Leukemias | |
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The French-American-British Classificatin | |
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The Erthrocyte | |
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Maturation of the Erythrocyte | |
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The Rubriblast | |
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The Prorubricyte | |
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The Rubricyte | |
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The Metarubricyte | |
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The Reticulocyte | |
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The Erythrocyte | |
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The Destruction of Red Cells | |
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Inclusions Within Red Cells | |
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Oddities in Erythrocytes | |
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Hematocrit Levels | |
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The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | |
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Hemoglobin Levels | |
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Synthsis of Hemoglobin | |
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THe Hemoglobin Test | |
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Red Blood Cell Indicies | |
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Anemias and Hemoglobinopathies | |
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Diagnosing the Condition Called Anemia | |
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Classification of Anemia | |
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Abnormal Hemoglobins | |
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The Structure of Normal Hemoglobin | |
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Hemoglobinpathies | |
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Instrumentation | |
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The Cell Counter | |
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The Electrical Flow Interference Principle | |
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The Optical Detection Principle | |
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The Coulter Counter | |
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Other Coulter Counter Models | |
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Coulter Histograms | |
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Sysmex Model NE-8000 Technicon H System | |
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Coagulation Instruments | |
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Preventative Maintainence | |
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Index | |