Specialty Collections

MD Consult eBook Specialty Collections provide the most comprehensive and relevant specialty information from the books your users know and trust – all in a convenient online format! This is the broadest range of clinical reference titles available, meeting the breadth and depth of online content that your users demand.

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Currently, our MD Consult eBook Specialty Collections provide specialty content in the following medical specialties. Our list will continue to grow. Click on the specialties below to review the titles included in each collection.

Hematology

Bain: Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology, 11th ed.

2012 Churchill Livingstone, An Imprint of Elsevier

Recognized worldwide as the standard reference work, Dacie & Lewis Practical Haematology covers all the techniques used in the investigation of patients with blood disorders, including the latest technologies as well as the tried and true manual methods of measurement. It discusses the principles of each test, possible causes of error, the rationale for choosing one method over another, and the interpretation, significance, and clinical relevance of these findings. Each chapter conforms to a template, providing quick access to key information. Dacie & Lewis Practical Haematology is a must-have reference for any hematology laboratory.

Hillyer: Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, 2nd ed.

2007, Churchill Livingstone

Ever since the discovery of blood types early in the last century, transfusion medicine has evolved at a breakneck pace. This second edition of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine is exactly what you need to keep up. It combines scientific foundations with today's most practical approaches to the specialty. From blood collection and storage to testing and transfusing blood components, and finally cellular engineering, you'll find coverage here that's second to none. New advances in molecular genetics and the scientific mechanisms underlying the field are also covered, with an emphasis on the clinical implications for treatment. Whether you're new to the field or an old pro, this book belongs in your reference library.

Kitchens: Consultative Hemostasis and Thrombosis, 2nd ed.

2007, Saunders

Effectively and efficiently diagnose and manage today's full range of clotting and bleeding disorders using clinical case studies that demonstrate real-world problems and solutions! For each condition examined, you'll review concise descriptions of its associated symptoms, along with laboratory findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment - all the clinical guidance you need - at your fingertips. It's the ideal real-life reference tool for busy physicians!

McCullough: Transfusion Medicine, 2nd ed.

2004, Churchill Livingstone

Revised and updated throughout, the 2nd Edition offers a concise, clinically focused, and practical approach to the diagnosis and management of the full range of issues in transfusion and blood banking. Jeffrey McCullough, MD, a national leader in the field, reviews the most common disorders involving red blood cells, white blood cells, and hemostasis, and examines each disease state with discussions of underlying pathophysiology, clinical features, up-to-date lab tests, and current management strategies.

Orkin: Nathan and Oski's Hematology of Infancy and Childhood, 7th ed.

2008, Saunders

To address the exponential growth in the fields of pediatric hematology and oncology, this classic reference has been separated into two distinct volumes. With this volume, devoted strictly to pediatric hematology, and another to pediatric oncology, you’ll keep you on the cutting-edge of these two specialties. The completely revised 7th edition of Nathan and Oski’s Hematology of Infancy and Childhood is now in full color, and provides you with the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date information for diagnosing and treating children with hematologic disorders. It brings together the pathophysiology of disease with detailed clinical guidance on diagnosis and management for the full range of blood diseases that you encounter in everyday practice. Written by the leading names in pediatric hematology, this resource is an essential tool for anyone involved in caring for children with hematologic disorders.

Young: Clinical Hematology, 1st ed.

2005, Mosby

Written by a young, innovative author group, this exciting new book gives you the clinically relevant aspects of hematology in an innovative, unique format. The book is structured to comprehensively cover the complete scope of hematology, but allows fast access to key information you need in everyday practice. A section on consultative hematology includes chapters on special populations (pregnancy, pediatrics, geriatrics), infections of marrow and blood, and hematologic problems of medical practice and surgery. You'll also find a section on tools for the hematologist, covering clinical aspects of transfusion, transplantation, and the latest innovative laboratory procedures.