Description

Provides core and concise information on blood disorders affecting both adults and children
Helps the junior doctor to formulate a sensible differential diagnosis before embarking on investigation and treatment

Includes evidence-based guidelines for easy ready-reference
Blank pages allow the reader to make notes on local variations


New to this edition
Expanded and updated throughout with revised sections on clinical approaches and haemostasis
Updated section on malignant haematology with new guidance on the management of malignant blood disorders
Includes the latest guidelines from NICE and BCSH, with recommended chemotherapy protocols, key websites and online resources
New colour plate section to show blood films/marrows

Includes new diagrams and algorithms throughout

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Haematology continues to provide the essential knowledge needed in modern clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the blood. Major advances in the specialty, primarily within the malignant haematology area, have been reflected in this thoroughly revised new edition. Agencies such as NICE have influenced the prescribing of chemotherapeutic and other related drugs, and there have also been updates from the British Committee for Standards in Haematology and other guidelines for malignant disease, thrombosis and haemostasis.

This Handbook includes the main differential diagnoses and relevant investigations that will help junior doctors to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. The management of the patient is provided in a way that allows the junior to initiate treatment whilst waiting for review of the patient by a senior member of staff. A bestselling Oxford Handbook, this is the indispensable companion for all those caring for patients with blood disorders.
Authors, editors, and contributors

Drew Provan, Senior Lecturer in Haematology, Bart's and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, UK,
Charles R J Singer, Consultant Haematologist, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK,
Trevor Baglin, Consultant Haematologist, Addenbrookes NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK, and
Inderjeet Dokal, Professor of Paediatrics, Barts and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK