Standard Haematology Practice

Part 1: Haematology Laboratory Management Practice:; General Management; Work Organization; Emergency Service; Selection of Instruments and Kits; Quality Control of the Test Procedure; Health and Safety in Laboratories; Protocol for Establishing Haematological Reference Values.; Part 2: Guidelines:; Investigation and Diagnosis of Cobalamin and Folate Deficiences; Investigation of the Alpha and Beta Thalassaemia Traits; Fetal Diagnosis of Globin Gene Disorders; Immunophenotyping in Acute Leukaemias; Immunophenotyping in the Diagnosis of Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorders; The Role of Cytochemistry Immunophenotyping and Cytogenetic Analysis in the Diagnosis of Haemotological Neoplasms; Testing for the Lupus Anticoagulant; The Use and Monitoring of Heparin; Investigation and Management of Haemorrhagic Disorders in Pregnancy; Prevention; Investigation and Management of Pregnancy-Related Thrombosis; Collection Processing and Storage of Human Bone Marrow and Peripheral Stem Cells for Transplantation; Transfusion of Infants and Neonates; The Use of Fresh Frozen Plasma; Platelet Transfusions; Autologous Transfusion; Medical Audit - Notes for Haematologists.; Appendices; Physicians' Audit of Patients' Notes; Haematology Questions to be Added to the Audit of Patients' Notes; Audit Protocol - UK Haemophilia Centres 1992; Guidelines on the Control of Near-Patient Tests (NPT) and Procedures Performed on Patients by Non-Pathology Staff