Preface; 1 Haemopoiesis: physiology and pathology; 2 Normal blood cells I: Red cells and platelets; 3 Normal blood cells II: Granulocytes; 4 Normal blood cells III: Monocytes and the reticuloendothelial system; 5 Normal blood cells IV: Lymphocytes; 6 Clinical assessment; 7 Laboratory assessment; 8 Benign disorders of white cells: granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages and lymphocytes; 9 Iron I: Physiology and deficiency; 10 Iron II: Overload and sideroblastic anaemia; 11 Megaloblastic anaemia I: Vitamin B12 deficiency; 12 Megaloblastic anaemia II: Folate deficiency and other macrocytic anaemias; 13 Haemolytic anaemias I: General; 14 Haemolytic anaemias II: Inherited membrane and enzyme defects; 15 Haemolytic anaemias III: Acquired; 16 Haemolytic anaemias IV: Genetic defects of haemoglobin; 17 Haemolytic anaemias V: Inherited defects of haemogolobin-sickle cell disease; 18 Bone marrow failure; 19 Haematological malignancy: basic mechanisms; 20 Chronic myeloid leukaemia; 21 Myelodysplasia; 22 Acute leukaemia; 23 Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; 24 Myeloma; 25 Lymphoma I: Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease); 26 Lymphoma II: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; 27 Myeloproliferative disorders; 28 Normal haemostasis; 29 Disorders of haemostasis: vessel wall and platelets; 30 Disorders of coagulation I: Inherited; 31 Disorders of coagulation II: Acquired; 32 Thrombosis and thrombophilia; 33 Anticoagulation; 34 Haematological aspects of systemic disease I: Inflammation-malignancy; 35 Haematological aspects of systemic disease II: Renal, liver, endocrine-pregnancy; 36 Haematological aspects of systemic disease III: Infection, amyloid; 37 Blood transfusion; 38 Stem cell transplantation; 39 General aspects of treatment; Appendices I Cluster of differentiation nomenclature system; II Further reading; III Sample questions and case histories; Index.