Hoffbrand's Postgraduate Haematology

Name: Hoffbrand's Postgraduate Haematology
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ISBN: 9781119706618

by Adam J. Mead, Michael A. Laffan, Graham P. Collins, Deborah Hay, A. Victor Hoffbrand

8th Edition

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Print ISBN	9781119706618
eText ISBN	9781119706670
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	8th Edition
Language	English
Pages	1104

Hoffbrand's Postgraduate Haematology, 8th Edition, provides a comprehensive reference on the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnostic laboratory tools, and management of blood and bone marrow disorders. Targeted at postgraduate trainees, medical residents, clinicians, and practitioners, this 1104-page reference text connects fundamental cell biology to clinical management across six structured parts.

The content progresses from fundamental principles of human stem cells, phagocytes, and lymphocyte function to red blood cell disorders and clinical blood transfusion practice. Subsequent chapters detail the classification of lymphoid neoplasms, inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, acute myeloid leukaemia, and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Concluding sections examine normal haemostasis, thrombosis management, and consultative practice across obstetric, neonatal, and tropical medical settings.

First introduced in 1972 as an overview of blood disorders, this updated 2025 release from Wiley-Blackwell includes a companion website with downloadable figures and practical study tools. The text offers medical residents and practicing haematologists a structured framework for connecting diagnostic findings to therapeutic decision-making.

Chapter Part I: General principles of haematology
Chapter 1: Human stem cells and haemopoiesis
Chapter 2: Phagocytes
Chapter 3: Erythropoiesis in the human
Chapter 4: Lymphocyte development and function
Chapter 5: The spleen
Chapter 6: Cancer immunotherapy
Chapter 7: Clinical applications of gene editing and therapy
Chapter 8: Application of next-generation sequencing in haematology
Chapter 9: The molecular basis of haematological malignancies
Chapter 10: Laboratory diagnosis of haematological neoplasms
Chapter Part II: Red blood cell disorders and blood transfusion
Chapter 11: Iron metabolism, iron deficiency and disorders of haem synthesis
Chapter 12: Iron overload
Chapter 13: Megaloblastic anaemia
Chapter 14: Haemoglobin and the inherited disorders of globin synthesis
Chapter 15: Sickle cell disease
Chapter 16: Hereditary disorders of the red cell membrane and disorders of red cell metabolism
Chapter 17: Acquired haemolytic anaemias
Chapter 18: Red cell immunohaematology
Chapter 19: Clinical blood transfusion
Chapter Part III: Lymphoid disorders
Chapter 20: The classification of lymphomas
Chapter 21: Adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Chapter 22: Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Chapter 23: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and other chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders
Chapter 24: T-cell lymphoma and lymphoproliferative disorders
Chapter 25: Hodgkin lymphoma
Chapter 26: Indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Chapter 27: Aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Chapter 28: Multiple myeloma
Chapter 29: Amyloidosis
Chapter Part IV: Stem cell and myeloid disorders
Chapter 30: Inherited aplastic anaemia/bone marrow failure syndromes
Chapter 31: Acquired aplastic anaemia and paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
Chapter 32: Acute myeloid leukaemia
Chapter 33: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Chapter 34: The myelodysplastic syndromes
Chapter 35: Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Chapter 36: Macrophages, dendritic cells and histiocytic disorders
Chapter 37: Stem cell transplantation
Chapter 38: Clonal haematopoiesis
Chapter Part V: Haemostasis and thrombosis
Chapter 39: Normal haemostasis
Chapter 40: The vascular function of platelets
Chapter 41: Haemophilia and von Willebrand disease
Chapter 42: Rare inherited coagulation disorders
Chapter 43: Acquired coagulation disorders
Chapter 44: Congenital platelet disorders
Chapter 45: Primary immune thrombocytopenia
Chapter 46: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (congenital and acquired) and haemolytic–uraemic syndrome
Chapter 47: Antithrombotic agents
Chapter 48: Pathogenesis of venous thromboembolism
Chapter 49: Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism
Chapter 50: Pathogenesis and management of arterial thrombosis
Chapter Part VI: Consultative haematology, supportive care and miscellaneous disorders
Chapter 51: Haematological aspects of conditions that occur primarily in tropical countries
Chapter 52: Lysosomal storage disorders
Chapter 53: Obstetric haematology
Chapter 54: Neonatal haematology
Chapter 55: Supportive care in the management of leukaemia
Chapter 56: General consultative haematology
Chapter 57: Consultative haemostasis and thrombosis