BECK: HEMATOLOGY 2ED

By: Beck, William S.

Book Overview

The fifth edition of this well-known series of lectures by distinguished Harvard hematologists is substantially revised to include discussions of the many important scientific developments in contemporary hematology. New insights into oncogenes, growth factors, membrane receptors, differentiation and morphogenesis, enzymology, molecular biology, and evolutionary biology appear in virtually every lecture. A lecture on general principles of malignant disease appears for the first time in recognition of the fact that in many hospitals and medical schools hematology departments now encompass oncology - an important topic that is not covered elsewhere in the medical curriculum.This new edition also adds many tables and figures relating to differential diagnosis that will be useful to practicing physicians and house officers. Examples include causes of splenomegaly, indications for splenectomy, differential diagnosis of normocytic anemia, macrocytic anemia, hypochromic anemia, thrombocytopenia, bone marrow failure syndromes, and many others. The bibliographies have been expanded, a new appendix containing laboratory methods has been added, and there is an unusually complete index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262521571
• ISBN13: 9780262521574
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 686 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great Value, Easy Reading and Solid Orientation

This book is the lattest edition in the saga of a solid series. This book's contents are heavy with the lecture notes of the second year Hematology unit of Harvard Medical School and contains some of the most learned and visionary instructors in Medicine. Because it is the program for medical students, don't look for material in depth or very complicated. Rather, as an introduction and primer it is solid and real steal at this price.