Includes index.

Introduction to blood science -- Methods in blood science -- Red blood cells 1 : physiology -- Red blood cells 2 : pathology -- White blood cells 1 : physiology -- White blood cells 2 : pathology -- Coagulation 1 : physiology -- Coagulation 2 : pathology -- Immunopathology -- Immunogenetics and histocompatibility -- Blood transfusion -- Waste products, electrolytes and renal disease -- Hydrogen ions, pH and acid-base disorders -- Lipids, glucose, diabetes and heart disease -- Calcium, phosphate, magnesium and bone disease -- Nutrition and gastrointestinal disease -- Liver disease and plasma proteins -- Hormones and endocrine disorders -- Tumour markers and cancer -- Inherited metabolic disease -- Drugs and poisons -- Case studies in blood science.